wiergan

Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wargijan, from Proto-Germanic *wargijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwi͜yr.jɑn/, [ˈwi͜yrˠ.jɑn]

Verb

wierġan

  1. to curse
  2. to do evil

Conjugation

Conjugation of wierġan (weak, class 1)
infinitive wierġan wierġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wierġe wierġde
second person singular wierġest, wierġst wierġdest
third person singular wierġeþ, wierġþ wierġde
plural wierġaþ wierġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wierġe wierġde
plural wierġen wierġden
imperative
singular wierġ
plural wierġaþ
participle present past
wierġende (ġe)wierġed

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: warien
    • English: wary (now dialectal)
    • Scots: warie, wary
    • ⇒ Middle English: forwarien
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