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Old English · verb

ongeanhweorfan

Normalised onġēanhweorfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/onˌjæ͜ɑːnˈxwe͜or.fɑn/
[onˌjæ͜ɑːnˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]
Syllables
on · ˌjæ͜ɑːn · ˈxwe͜or · fɑn (4 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to turn or be against

  2. to lie in the way

Conjugation

Conjugation of ongeanhweorfan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular onġēanhweorfeonġēanhwearf
2nd singular onġēanhwierfstonġēanhwurfe
3rd singular onġēanhwierfþonġēanhwearf
Plural onġēanhweorfaþonġēanhwurfon
Subjunctive
Singular onġēanhweorfeonġēanhwurfe
Plural onġēanhweorfenonġēanhwurfen
Non-finite forms of ongeanhweorfan
Form
Infinitive onġēanhweorfan
Inflected infinitive onġēanhweorfenne
Imperative singular onġēanhweorf
Imperative plural onġēanhweorfaþ
Present participle onġēanhweorfende
Past participle onġēanhworfen

All forms (14)

Etymology

Equivalent to onġēan- + hweorfan.

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