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V

to come to be, to be made, to arise, come, be

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Attested in Bede's Death Song ("wyrþeþ"), Ætherlwold's Reforms ("wearð"), Exeter Book Riddle 5 ("weorþaþ")

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)
wearð "become.pst.3sg" (oe-past-3sg)
weorþaþ "become.pres.3pl" (oe-3pl)
Words derived with affix:
forweorþan "perish"

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