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Old English · verb

hierwan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxi͜yr.wɑn/
[ˈhi͜yrˠ.wɑn]
Syllables
ˈxi͜yr · wɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
blasphememaligncondemncontempt

Meaning

  1. to speak evil of, blaspheme, malign, condemn

  2. to abuse, harass, vex, oppress

  3. to feel contempt for, despise

Conjugation

Conjugation of hierwan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hierwehierede
2nd singular hieresthieredest
3rd singular hiereþhierede
Plural hierwaþhieredon
Subjunctive
Singular hierwehierede
Plural hierwenhiereden
Non-finite forms of hierwan
Form
Infinitive hierwan
Inflected infinitive hierwenne
Imperative singular hiere
Imperative plural hierwaþ
Present participle hierwende
Past participle hierwedġehierwedhieredġehiered

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *harwijan.

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