*rīfaną

Runic: ᚱᛁᚠᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈriː.ɸɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to tear, rend

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (‘to tear’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	rīfō	rīfaų	–
2nd singular	rīfizi	rīfaiz	rīf
3rd singular	rīfidi	rīfai	rīfadau
1st dual	rīfōz	rīfaiw	–
2nd dual	rīfadiz	rīfaidiz	rīfadiz
1st plural	rīfamaz	rīfaim	–
2nd plural	rīfid	rīfaid	rīfid
3rd plural	rīfandi	rīfain	rīfandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	rīfai	–
2nd singular	rīfazai	rīfaizau
3rd singular	rīfadai	rīfaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	rīfandai	rīfaindau
2nd plural	rīfandai	rīfaindau
3rd plural	rīfandai	rīfaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	raif	ribį̄
2nd singular	raift	ribīz
3rd singular	raif	ribī
1st dual	ribū	ribīw
2nd dual	ribudiz	ribīdiz
1st plural	ribum	ribīm
2nd plural	ribud	ribīd
3rd plural	ribun	ribīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
rīfaną	rīfandz	ribanaz

Descendants

*rīfan (Proto-West Germanic)
- rīva (Old Frisian)
*rīfan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *rīfan (Old English)
  - riven (Middle English)
    - rive (English)
rífa (Old Norse)
- rífa (Icelandic)
- rive (Norwegian Bokmål)
rífa (Old Norse)
- riuæ (Old Danish)
  - rive (Danish)
rífa (Old Norse)
- rīva (Old Swedish)
  - riva (Swedish)

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