wyrtwalian

Old English

Etymology

Likely converted from the noun wyrtwala, "root, stock;" possibly from wyrt, "plant or herb" (Cognate of Old English wert (Kentish), Old English wirt (Late OE), Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wurt-; see wort) + *wala "root" (Compare vǫlr "round stick").

Verb

wyrtwalian

1. To plant, set
2. To root up; uproot; destroy

Conjugation

Conjugation of wyrtwalian (weak class 2)

infinitive	wyrtwalian	wyrtwalienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wyrtwaliġe	wyrtwalode
second person singular	wyrtwalast	wyrtwalodest
third person singular	wyrtwalaþ	wyrtwalode
plural	wyrtwaliaþ	wyrtwalodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wyrtwaliġe	wyrtwalode
plural	wyrtwaliġen	wyrtwaloden
imperative
singular	wyrtwala
plural	wyrtwaliaþ
participle	present	past
	wyrtwaliende	(ġe)wyrtwalod

Derived terms

• awyrtwalian