torfian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *turbōną, *turbijaną (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“to tie together, weave”). Related to Old English tearflian (“to turn, roll, wallow”), Alemannic German zirbeln (“to swirl, whirl, roll”), Icelandic tyrfa (“to cover with turf”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtorviɑn/

Verb

torfian

  1. to throw, shoot missiles at, launch
  2. to stone
  3. to be tossed

Conjugation
Conjugation of torfian (weak class 2)
infinitive torfian tō torfienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular torfie
torfiġe		 torfode
2nd-person singular torfast torfodest
3rd-person singular torfaþ torfode
plural torfiaþ
torfiġaþ		 torfodon
subjunctive present past
singular torfie
torfiġe		 torfode
plural torfien
torfiġen		 torfoden
imperative
singular torfa
plural torfiaþ
torfiġaþ
participle present past
torfiende
torfiġende		 (ġe)torfod

Derived terms
  • atorfian (“to throw forth”)
  • ġetorfian (“to stone to death”)
  • oftorfian (“to stone to death”)
  • tōtorfian (“to fling in different directions”)

Descendants

References
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