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Old English · verb

þweran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class IV
IPA
/ˈθwe.rɑn/
Syllables
ˈθwe · rɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
twirl

Meaning

  1. to twirl

  2. to stir

Conjugation

Conjugation of þweran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þwereþwær
2nd singular þwirestþwirstþwǣre
3rd singular þwireþþwirþþwær
Plural þweraþþwǣron
Subjunctive
Singular þwereþwǣre
Plural þwerenþwǣren
Non-finite forms of þweran
Form
Infinitive þweran
Inflected infinitive þwerenne
Imperative singular þwer
Imperative plural þweraþ
Present participle þwerende
Past participle þworenġeþworen

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þweraną (“to stir”).

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