worian
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwoː.ri.ɑn/
Verb
wōrian
- (literal or figurative) to wander about, ramble, be a vagabond
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Wōriað þā wīnsalo; · waldend liċġað
drēame bidrorene; · duguþ eal ġecrong,
wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,- The wine-halls ramble; lords lie still,
deprived of mirth; army completely perished,
proud by the wall. The war took away some men,
- The wine-halls ramble; lords lie still,
Conjugation
Conjugation of wōrian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | wōrian | wōrienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wōriġe | wōrode |
| second person singular | wōrast | wōrodest |
| third person singular | wōraþ | wōrode |
| plural | wōriaþ | wōrodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wōriġe | wōrode |
| plural | wōriġen | wōroden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wōra | |
| plural | wōriaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wōriende | (ġe)wōrod | |
Derived terms
- wōriend m (“vagabond”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “WŌRIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “WŌRIAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.