become.3sg clear

weorþan

V

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

Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/35305

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"

Paradigms