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hw
eo
rfan
V
to turn
, change, go, return, depart, go about, wander, roam, hover about
Source:
Ringe 2014
:49,
https://bosworthtoller.com/20126
originates from: PWGmc
*hwerban
"to turn" (hwerban
>
hweorβan
>
hweorfan) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:49)