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ongeanhweorfan

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Old English

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Etymology

Equivalent to onġēan- +‎ hweorfan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /onˌjæ͜ɑːnˈxwe͜or.fɑn/, [onˌjæ͜ɑːnˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

onġēanhweorfan

to turn or be against
to lie in the way

Conjugation

Conjugation of onġēanhweorfan (strong, class III)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	onġēanhweorfan	onġēanhweorfenne
first person singular	onġēanhweorfe	onġēanhwearf
second person singular	onġēanhwierfst	onġēanhwurfe
third person singular	onġēanhwierfþ	onġēanhwearf
plural	onġēanhweorfaþ	onġēanhwurfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	onġēanhweorfe	onġēanhwurfe
plural	onġēanhweorfen	onġēanhwurfen
imperative
singular	onġēanhweorf
plural	onġēanhweorfaþ
participle	present	past
	onġēanhweorfende	onġēanhworfen

Derived terms

onġēanhworfennes f (“obstacle, opposition, resistance”)

References

Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ongeanhweorfan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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