wyrgan
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿyrgan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from *wargaz (“outlaw”) (Old English wearg), or from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”). Cognate with Old Frisian wergia, Dutch wurgen, Old High German wurgen (German würgen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwyrjɑn/, /ˈwyrɣɑn/
Verb
wyrgan
- to strangle, to throttle
- (clarification of this definition is needed) to worry
Conjugation
Conjugation of wyrġan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | wyrġan | tō wyrġenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | wyrġe | wyrġde |
| 2nd-person singular | wyrġest | wyrġdest |
| 3rd-person singular | wyrġeþ | wyrġde |
| plural | wyrġaþ | wyrġdon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | wyrġe | wyrġde |
| plural | wyrġen | wyrġden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wyrġ | |
| plural | wyrġaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wyrġende | wyrġed | |
Derived terms
- āwyrġan
Descendants
- Middle English: werien, worien, wirwen, worowen
- English: worry