weorþan
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (“to become”), from Proto-Indo-European *wértti (“to be turning”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
weorþan
- to become
- (auxiliary) to be (used to form the passive voice)
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
- Hē ārās þā ġesund, swelċe of slǣpe āwreaht, and begann tō wundrienne hū hē wurde þæder ġebrōht.
- Then he got up safe and sound, as if woken from sleep, and began to wonder how he got there. (Lit. How he be thither brought)
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
- to happen
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of weorþan (strong class 3)
infinitive | weorþan | weorþenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | weorþe | wearþ |
second person singular | wierst | wurde |
third person singular | wierþþ, wierþ | wearþ |
plural | weorþaþ | wurdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | weorþe | wurde |
plural | weorþen | wurden |
imperative | ||
singular | weorþ | |
plural | weorþaþ | |
participle | present | past |
weorþende | (ġe)worden |
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