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Old English · verb

hergian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈxer.ɡi.ɑn/
[ˈherˠ.ɣi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈxer · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
harrypillageharrow

Meaning

  1. to pillage, plunder

    ⁊ þǣr ymbūtan wæs hergende ⁊ bærnende...

    ...and outside of there was pillaging and burning...

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

Conjugation

Conjugation of hergian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hergiġehergode
2nd singular hergasthergodest
3rd singular hergaþhergode
Plural hergiaþhergodon
Subjunctive
Singular hergiġehergode
Plural hergiġenhergoden
Non-finite forms of hergian
Form
Infinitive hergian
Inflected infinitive hergienne
Imperative singular herga
Imperative plural hergiaþ
Present participle hergiende
Past participle hergodġehergod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *harīgōn, *harjagōn, variants of *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to overrun with an army”). Related to Old English here.

Descendants

harrow, harry

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