eldertongue

Old English · verb

onhweorfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/onˈxwe͜or.fɑn/
[onˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]
Syllables
on · ˈxwe͜or · fɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
reverserevert

Meaning

  1. to change, reverse

    Blīþe ġebǣro ful oft wit bēotedan þæt unc ne ġedǣlde nemne dēað āna ōwiht elles. Eft is þæt onhworfen, is nū swā hit nō wǣre frēondsċipe uncer.

    With merry bearing well oft we swore that nothing else but the death only will tear us from each other. That has turned over afterwards, our friendship now is like it never was.

    10th century, The Wife's Lament:
  2. to change, turn, revert

Conjugation

Conjugation of onhweorfan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular onhweorfeonhwearf
2nd singular onhweorfestonhwurfe
3rd singular onhweorfeþonhwearf
Plural onhweorfaþonhwurfon
Subjunctive
Singular onhweorfeonhwurfe
Plural onhweorfenonhwurfen
Non-finite forms of onhweorfan
Form
Infinitive onhweorfan
Inflected infinitive onhweorfenne
Imperative singular onhweorf
Imperative plural onhweorfaþ
Present participle onhweorfende
Past participle onhworfen

All forms (14)

Etymology

Equivalent to on- + hweorfan.

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