hearmcweþan
Old English
Alternative forms
- hearmcweðan, hearmcƿeþan
Etymology
Equivalent to hearm + cweþan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhæɑrmkweðɑn/
Verb
hearmcweþan
- to revile; to speak abusively or badly of
- to calumniate; to slander; to libel
Conjugation
Conjugation of hearmcweþan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | hearmcweþan | tō hearmcweþanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hearmcweþe | hearmcwæþ |
| 2nd-person singular | hearmcweþest, hearmcwiþst | hearmcwǣde |
| 3rd-person singular | hearmcweþeþ, hearmcwiþ | hearmcwæþ |
| plural | hearmcweþaþ | hearmcwǣdon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | hearmcweþe | hearmcwǣde |
| plural | hearmcweþen | hearmcwǣden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hearmcweþ | |
| plural | hearmcweþaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hearmcweþende | hearmcweden | |
Derived terms
- hearmcweþend m (“slanderer, blasphemer, abusive speaker”)
Related terms
- hearmcwide m (“abusive speech, libel, slander, blasphemy; sentence about harm”)
- hearmcwiddian (“to speak abusively, revile, or slander”)
- hearmcwidol (“slanderous, libelous, blasphemous”)
References
- HEARMCWEÐAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
- HEARMCWEÞAN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary