hierwan

The spelling of this entry has been normalized according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • herwan, hirwan, hyrwan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *harwijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxi͜yr.wɑn/, [ˈhi͜yrˠ.wɑn]

Verb

hierwan

  1. to speak evil of, blaspheme, malign, condemn
  2. to abuse, harass, vex, oppress
  3. to feel contempt for, despise

Conjugation

Conjugation of hierwan (weak, class 1)
infinitive hierwan hierwenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hierwe hierede
second person singular hierest hieredest
third person singular hiereþ hierede
plural hierwaþ hieredon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hierwe hierede
plural hierwen hiereden
imperative
singular hiere
plural hierwaþ
participle present past
hierwende (ġe)hierwed, (ġe)hiered

Derived terms

  • ġehierwan
  • hierwend
  • unhierwan
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.