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Old English · verb

gierwan

Normalised ġierwan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈji͜yr.wɑn/
[ˈji͜yrˠ.wɑn]
Syllables
ˈji͜yr · wɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
prepare

Meaning

  1. to prepare, make ready

    Ongunnon him on ūhtan æþelcunde mæġð ġierwan tō ġeonge; wiston gumena ġemōt æþelinges līċ eorðærne biþeaht.

    Nobel women started to make themselves ready for the walk on the dawn; meetings of men knew that body of the atheling is covered by earthen-home.

    10th century, The Descent into Hell:

  2. to adorn, clothe

Conjugation

Conjugation of gierwan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġierweġierede
2nd singular ġierestġieredest
3rd singular ġiereþġierede
Plural ġierwaþġieredon
Subjunctive
Singular ġierweġierede
Plural ġierwenġiereden
Non-finite forms of gierwan
Form
Infinitive ġierwan
Inflected infinitive ġierwenne
Imperative singular ġiere
Imperative plural ġierwaþ
Present participle ġierwende
Past participle ġierwedġeġierwedġieredġeġiered

All forms (17)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *garwijan, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną, equivalent to ġearu + -an. Cognate with Old Norse gerva, gørva, gera, gøra.

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