hwierfan
Old English
Alternative forms
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)
| infinitive | hwierfan | hwierfenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| 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[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
- Old English to Modern English Translator