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Old English · verb

wærlan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈwær.lɑn/
[ˈwærˠ.lɑn]
Syllables
ˈwær · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
wend

Meaning

  1. to wend, turn

Conjugation

Conjugation of wærlan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wærlewærlde
2nd singular wærlestwærlstwærldest
3rd singular wærleþwærlþwærlde
Plural wærlaþwærldon
Subjunctive
Singular wærlewærlde
Plural wærlenwærlden
Non-finite forms of wærlan
Form
Infinitive wærlan
Inflected infinitive wærlenne
Imperative singular wærl
Imperative plural wærlaþ
Present participle wærlende
Past participle wærledġewærled

All forms (17)

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps derived from Proto-West Germanic *wratōn (“to wander”). Alternatively, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *was- (“to wind, twist, wrap”), related to Old Norse vasast (“to involve oneself, get involved”).

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