hwierfan

Old English

Alternative forms

hwærfan, hwerfan, hwearfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwarbijan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxwi͜yr.fɑn/, [ˈʍi͜yrˠ.vɑn]

Verb

hwierfan (West Saxon)

to turn, revolve, walk, go, roam, or move about
(transitive and intransitive) to turn or change
(transitive, with genitive) to exchange or barter

Conjugation

Conjugation of hwierfan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	hwierfan	hwierfenne
first person singular	hwierfe	hwierfde
second person singular	hwierfest, hwierfst	hwierfdest
third person singular	hwierfeþ, hwierfþ	hwierfde
plural	hwierfaþ	hwierfdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hwierfe	hwierfde
plural	hwierfen	hwierfden
imperative
singular	hwierf
plural	hwierfaþ
participle	present	past
	hwierfende	(ġe)hwierfed

Derived terms

āhwierfan
behwierfan
edhwierfan
efthwierfan
forhwierfan
ġehwierfan
hāmhwierfan
onġeanhwierfan
onhwierfan
tōhwierfan
ymbhwierfan

References

John R. Clark Hall (1916), “hwierfan”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
Old English to Modern English Translator

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