friend wyrcan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfri͜yːnd ˌwyr.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈfri͜yːnd ˌwyrˠ.t͡ʃɑn]

Verb

frīend wyrċan

1. to make friends
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

     Man wyrcþ oftor fīend þonne frīend.

     You make enemies more often than friends.

   • unknown author, Vercelli Homily XVI

     Ne sċulon wē nā mid fācne ūs frīend ġewyrċan.

     We shouldn't make friends through deception.

Conjugation

See the inflections for frēond and wyrċan.