hwaþerian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwaþjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kweth₂- (“to bubble, foam”). Compare Gothic to foam (ƕaþjan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxwɑ.θer.jɑn/, [ˈʍɑ.ðerˠ.jɑn]
Verb
hwaþerian
- to roar
Conjugation
Conjugation of hwaþerian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | hwaþerian | hwaþerienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hwaþeriġe | hwaþerode |
| second person singular | hwaþerast | hwaþerodest |
| third person singular | hwaþeraþ | hwaþerode |
| plural | hwaþeriaþ | hwaþerodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hwaþeriġe | hwaþerode |
| plural | hwaþeriġen | hwaþeroden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hwaþera | |
| plural | hwaþeriaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hwaþeriende | (ġe)hwaþerod | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hwaþerian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.