þweran
Old English
Alternative forms
- ðweran – edh spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þweraną (“to stir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθwe.rɑn/
Verb
þweran
- to twirl
- to stir
Conjugation
Conjugation of þweran (strong class 4)
| infinitive | þweran | þwerenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | þwere | þwær |
| second person singular | þwirest, þwirst | þwǣre |
| third person singular | þwireþ, þwirþ | þwær |
| plural | þweraþ | þwǣron |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þwere | þwǣre |
| plural | þweren | þwǣren |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þwer | |
| plural | þweraþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þwerende | (ġe)þworen | |
Derived terms
- āþweran
- ġeþweran
Related terms
- þwǣre f (“a tool for stirring or beating”)
- þwirel m (“a stick for whipping milk”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ÞWERAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN