Old English · verb
gewyrcan
Normalised ġewyrċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈwyr.t͡ʃɑn/[jeˈwyrˠ.t͡ʃɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈwyr · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
Meaning
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to do, carry out (together)
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to make, build (together)
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to make into
Seo eahteoðe leahter is superbia gehaten þæt is on ænglisc modigynss gecweden. Seo is ord and ende ælcere synne. Seo geworhte englas to atelicum deoflum...
The eighth sin is called Superbia that is called Pride, in English, which is the beginning and end of every sin; it made angels into horrible devils,...
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints" -
to cause, accomplish (together)
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to work, form, dispose, succeed in doing, get by working; produce
Þis syndon þā dōmas ðe Hloþhære ⁊ Ēadrīc, Cantwara cyningas, asetton. Hloþhære ⁊ Ēadrīc, Cantwara cyningas, ēcton þā ǣ, þā ðe heora aldoras ǣr ġeworhten, ðyssum dōmum þe hȳr efter sæġeþ.
These are the laws that Hlothhere and Eadric, kings of Kent, laid down. Hlothhere and Eadric, kings of Kent, added these laws listed hereafter to the laws their ancestors created.
Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġewyrċe | ġeworhte |
| 2nd singular | ġewyrċestġewyrcst | ġeworhtest |
| 3rd singular | ġewyrċeþġewyrcþ | ġeworhte |
| Plural | ġewyrċaþ | ġeworhton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġewyrċe | ġeworhte |
| Plural | ġewyrċen | ġeworhten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġewyrċan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġewyrċenne |
| Imperative singular | ġewyrċ |
| Imperative plural | ġewyrċaþ |
| Present participle | ġewyrċende |
| Past participle | ġeworht |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gawirkijan. Equivalent to ġe- + wyrċan.
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