yfelcweþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• yfelcweðan — edh spelling
• yfelcƿeþan — wynn spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to yfel +‎ cweþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌy.felˈkwe.θɑn/, [ˌy.velˈkwe.ðɑn]

Verb

yfelcweþan

1. to curse

Conjugation

Conjugation of yfelcweþan (strong class 5)

infinitive	yfelcweþan	yfelcweþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	yfelcweþe	yfelcwæþ
second person singular	yfelcwist	yfelcwǣde
third person singular	yfelcwiþþ, yfelcwiþ	yfelcwæþ
plural	yfelcweþaþ	yfelcwǣdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	yfelcweþe	yfelcwǣde
plural	yfelcweþen	yfelcwǣden
imperative
singular	yfelcweþ
plural	yfelcweþaþ
participle	present	past
	yfelcweþende	yfelcweden

Related terms

• yfelcwedolian (“to slander or curse”)

Synonyms

• weargcweþan

References

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