torfian
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *turbōną, *turbijaną (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“to tie together, weave”). Related to Old English tearflian (“to turn, roll, wallow”), Alemannic German zirbeln (“to swirl, whirl, roll”), Icelandic tyrfa (“to cover with turf”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
torfian
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of torfian (weak class 2)
infinitive | torfian | torfienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | torfiġe | torfode |
second person singular | torfast | torfodest |
third person singular | torfaþ | torfode |
plural | torfiaþ | torfodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | torfiġe | torfode |
plural | torfiġen | torfoden |
imperative | ||
singular | torfa | |
plural | torfiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
torfiende | (ġe)torfod |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: torvien, torven
- English: topsy-turvy, torve (totorve)
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “torfian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.