forwyrcan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • forƿyrċan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frawurkijaną, equivalent to for- +‎ wyrċan. Cognate with German verwirken.

Verb

forwyrċan

  1. To work wrongfully, do wrong, sin.
  2. To destroy through wrongful working; work up or away.
  3. To forfeit, lose by evildoing.
  4. To be guilty.

Conjugation
Conjugation of forwyrċan (weak class 1)
infinitive forwyrċan tō forwyrċenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular forwyrċe forworhte
2nd-person singular forwyrċest forworhtest
3rd-person singular forwyrċeþ forworhte
plural forwyrċaþ forworhton
subjunctive present past
singular forwyrċe forworhte
plural forwyrċen forworhten
imperative
singular forwyrċ
plural forwyrċaþ
participle present past
forwyrċende forworht

Descendants
  • Middle English: forwirken, forwerken, forwurchen
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