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Old English · verb

wyrtwalian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
Modern English
uproot

Meaning

  1. To plant, set

  2. To root up; uproot; destroy

Conjugation

Conjugation of wyrtwalian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wyrtwaliġewyrtwalode
2nd singular wyrtwalastwyrtwalodest
3rd singular wyrtwalaþwyrtwalode
Plural wyrtwaliaþwyrtwalodon
Subjunctive
Singular wyrtwaliġewyrtwalode
Plural wyrtwaliġenwyrtwaloden
Non-finite forms of wyrtwalian
Form
Infinitive wyrtwalian
Inflected infinitive wyrtwalienne
Imperative singular wyrtwala
Imperative plural wyrtwaliaþ
Present participle wyrtwaliende
Past participle wyrtwalodġewyrtwalod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Likely converted from the noun wyrtwala, "root, stock;" possibly from wyrt (“plant, herb”) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wurt-; see wort) + *wala "root" (Compare vǫlr "round stick").

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