gewyrcan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gawirkijan. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ wyrċan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈwyr.t͡ʃɑn/, [jeˈwyrˠ.t͡ʃɑn]

Verb

ġewyrċan

  1. to do, carry out (together)
  2. to make, build (together)
  3. to make into
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
      Seo eahteoðe leahter is superbia gehaten þæt is on ænglisc modigynss gecweden. Seo is ord and ende ælcere synne. Seo geworhte englas to atelicum deoflum...
      The eighth sin is called Superbia that is called Pride, in English, which is the beginning and end of every sin; it made angels into horrible devils,...
  4. to cause, accomplish (together)
  5. to work, form, dispose, succeed in doing, get by working; produce
    • Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric
      Þis syndon þā dōmas ðe Hloþhære ⁊ Ēadrīc, Cantwara cyningas, asetton. Hloþhære ⁊ Ēadrīc, Cantwara cyningas, ēcton þā ǣ, þā ðe heora aldoras ǣr ġeworhten, ðyssum dōmum þe hȳr efter sæġeþ.
      These are the laws that Hlothhere and Eadric, kings of Kent, laid down. Hlothhere and Eadric, kings of Kent, added these laws listed hereafter to the laws their ancestors created.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġewyrċan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġewyrċan ġewyrċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġewyrċe ġeworhte
second person singular ġewyrċest, ġewyrcst ġeworhtest
third person singular ġewyrċeþ, ġewyrcþ ġeworhte
plural ġewyrċaþ ġeworhton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġewyrċe ġeworhte
plural ġewyrċen ġeworhten
imperative
singular ġewyrċ
plural ġewyrċaþ
participle present past
ġewyrċende ġeworht

Descendants

  • Middle English: iwurche
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