weorþan
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿeorþan, wurþan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *werþaną (“turn, become”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“turn”). Cognate with Old Frisian wertha, Old Saxon werthan (Dutch worden), Old High German werdan (German werden), Old Norse verða (Swedish varda, Norwegian Nynorsk verte), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽 (wairþan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬙 (varət-), Latin vertō, Albanian urth (“climber, bellflower”), Proto-Baltic *wert- (Lithuanian ver̃sti), Proto-Slavic *vrьteti- (Russian верте́ть (vertétʹ, “to rotate”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈweorθɑn/, [ˈweorðɑn]
Conjugation
Conjugation of weorþan (strong class 3)
infinitive | weorþan | tō weorþanne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | weorþe | wearþ |
2nd-person singular | wierþest, wyrðest, weorþest, wyrst | wurde |
3rd-person singular | wierþ | wearþ |
plural | weorþaþ | wurdon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | weorþe | wurde |
plural | weorþen | wurden |
imperative | ||
singular | weorþ | |
plural | weorþaþ | |
participle | present | past |
weorþende | geworden |
Derived terms
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