hweorfan
Old English
Alternative forms
- hƿeorfan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (“turn”). Cognate with Old Frisian hwerva, Old Saxon hwervan, Old High German werban, Old Norse hverfa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʍeorvɑn/
Verb
hweorfan
Conjugation
Conjugation of hweorfan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | hweorfan | tō hweorfenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hweorfe | hwearf |
| 2nd-person singular | hwierfest | hwurfe |
| 3rd-person singular | hwierfeþ | hwearf |
| plural | hweorfaþ | hwurfon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | hweorfe | hwurfe |
| plural | hweorfen | hwurfen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hweorf | |
| plural | hweorfaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hweorfende | (ġe)hworfen | |
Derived terms
- aġēnġehweorfan
- āhweorfan
- andhweorfan
- behweorfan
- efthweorfan
- forhweorfan
- fromhweorfan
- ġēanhweorfan
- ġehweorfan
- ġeondhweorfan
- mishweorfan
- mishworfen
- nīwhworfen
- onhweorfan
- sinhweorfan
- sinhweorfende
- tōhweorfan
- ymbhweorfan
- æthweorfan
References
- hweorfan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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