wyrgan

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Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwyr.jɑn/, [ˈwyrˠ.jɑn]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from *wargaz (“outlaw”) (Old English wearg), or from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”). Cognate with Old Frisian wergia, Dutch wurgen, Old High German wurgen (German würgen).

Verb[edit]

wyrġan

  1. to strangle
  2. (senses 4 and 6) to worry
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of wyrġan (weak class 1)
infinitive wyrġan wyrġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wyrġe wyrġde
second person singular wyrġest, wyrġst wyrġdest
third person singular wyrġeþ, wyrġþ wyrġde
plural wyrġaþ wyrġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wyrġe wyrġde
plural wyrġen wyrġden
imperative
singular wyrġ
plural wyrġaþ
participle present past
wyrġende (ġe)wyrġed
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Middle English: werien, worien, wirwen, worowen

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

wyrġan

  1. Alternative form of wierġan
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of wyrġan (weak class 1)
infinitive wyrġan wyrġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wyrġe wyrġde
second person singular wyrġest, wyrġst wyrġdest
third person singular wyrġeþ, wyrġþ wyrġde
plural wyrġaþ wyrġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wyrġe wyrġde
plural wyrġen wyrġden
imperative
singular wyrġ
plural wyrġaþ
participle present past
wyrġende (ġe)wyrġed
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