forhweorfan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to for- +‎ hweorfan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈxwe͜or.fɑn/, [forˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

forhweorfan

1. to pass away or be destroyed

Conjugation

Conjugation of forhweorfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	forhweorfan	forhweorfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forhweorfe	forhwearf
second person singular	forhwierfst	forhwurfe
third person singular	forhwierfþ	forhwearf
plural	forhweorfaþ	forhwurfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forhweorfe	forhwurfe
plural	forhweorfen	forhwurfen
imperative
singular	forhweorf
plural	forhweorfaþ
participle	present	past
	forhweorfende	forhworfen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forhweorfan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.