aþweran

Old English

Alternative forms

• āðweran — edh spelling
• āþƿeran — wynn spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ þweran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈθwe.rɑn/

Verb

āþweran

1. (transitive) to churn
2. (transitive) to shake or stir together (e.g. with a þwirel)

Conjugation

Conjugation of āþweran (strong class 4)

infinitive	āþweran	āþwerenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āþwere	āþwær
second person singular	āþwirest, āþwirst	āþwǣre
third person singular	āþwireþ, āþwirþ	āþwær
plural	āþweraþ	āþwǣron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āþwere	āþwǣre
plural	āþweren	āþwǣren
imperative
singular	āþwer
plural	āþweraþ
participle	present	past
	āþwerende	āþworen

Related terms

• þwǣre f (“a tool for stirring or beating”)
• þwirel m (“a stick for whipping milk”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀÞWERAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.