awrecan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • aƿrecan

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ wrecan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈwrekɑn/, [ɑːˈrˠekɑn]

Verb

āwrecan

  1. to drive away, expel
  2. to hit, strike
  3. to relate, recite, or sing
  4. to avenge, revenge

Conjugation
Conjugation of āwrecan (strong class 5)
infinitive āwrecan tō āwrecenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular āwrece āwræc
2nd-person singular āwricest āwrǣce
3rd-person singular āwriceþ āwræc
plural āwrecaþ āwrǣcon
subjunctive present past
singular āwrece āwrǣce
plural āwrecen āwrǣcen
imperative
singular āwrec
plural āwrecaþ
participle present past
āwrecende (ġe)āwrecen

References
  • ĀWRECAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • ĀWRECAN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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