hweorfan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hwerban (“turn”). Cognate with Old Frisian hwerva, Old Saxon hwervan, Old High German werban, Old Norse hverfa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxwe͜or.fɑn/, [ˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]
Verb
hweorfan
Conjugation
Conjugation of hweorfan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | hweorfan | hweorfenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hweorfe | hwearf |
| second person singular | hwierfst | hwurfe |
| third person singular | hwierfþ | hwearf |
| plural | hweorfaþ | hwurfon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hweorfe | hwurfe |
| plural | hweorfen | hwurfen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hweorf | |
| plural | hweorfaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hweorfende | (ġe)hworfen | |
Derived terms
- æthweorfan
- aġēnġehweorfan
- āhweorfan
- andhweorfan
- behweorfan
- efthweorfan
- forhweorfan
- fromhweorfan
- ġēanhweorfan
- ġehweorfan
- ġeondhweorfan
- mishweorfan
- mishworfen
- nīwhworfen
- onhweorfan
- sinhweorfan
- sinhweorfende
- tōhweorfan
- ymbhweorfan
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hweorfan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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