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w
eo
rþan
V
to come to be, to be made, to arise, come, be
Source:
https://bosworthtoller.com/35305
originates from: PWGmc
*werþan
'to become' (
oe-breaking-before-rc-lc
) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:182)
Inflected forms
wyrþeþ
'become
.3sg
' (
oe-3sg
)
in
Bede's Death Song
wearð
'become
.pst.3sg
' (
oe-past-3sg
)
in
Ætherlwold's Reforms
weorþaþ
'become
-pres.3pl
' (
oe-3pl
)
in
Exeter Book Riddle 5
Words derived with affix:
forweorþan
'perish'
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