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Old English · verb

worian

Normalised wōrian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈwoː.ri.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈwoː · ri · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
ramblevagabondwander

Meaning

  1. to wander about, ramble, be a vagabond

    drēame bidrorene; · duguþ eal ġecrong, wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,

    The wine-halls ramble; lords lie still, deprived of mirth; army completely perished, proud by the wall. The war took away some men,

    Wōriað þā wīnsalo; · waldend liċġað

Conjugation

Conjugation of worian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wōriġewōrode
2nd singular wōrastwōrodest
3rd singular wōraþwōrode
Plural wōriaþwōrodon
Subjunctive
Singular wōriġewōrode
Plural wōriġenwōroden
Non-finite forms of worian
Form
Infinitive wōrian
Inflected infinitive wōrienne
Imperative singular wōra
Imperative plural wōriaþ
Present participle wōriende
Past participle wōrodġewōrod

All forms (15)

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