sinhweorfan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Equivalent to sin- + hweorfan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sinhweorfan
- to turn or change perpetually
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of sinhweorfan (strong class 3)
infinitive | sinhweorfan | sinhweorfenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | sinhweorfe | sinhwearf |
second person singular | sinhwierfst | sinhwurfe |
third person singular | sinhwierfþ | sinhwearf |
plural | sinhweorfaþ | sinhwurfon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | sinhweorfe | sinhwurfe |
plural | sinhweorfen | sinhwurfen |
imperative | ||
singular | sinhweorf | |
plural | sinhweorfaþ | |
participle | present | past |
sinhweorfende | sinhworfen |
Derived terms[edit]
- sinhweorfende (“ever-turning, round”)
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sinhweorfan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.