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w
y
rġan
V (v-weak-1)
to strangle
; to worry
clear
Source:
https://bosworthtoller.com/36964
,
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wyrgan#Old_English
Variation of:
wyrigan
"strangle"
originates from: PGmc
*wurgjan-
"strangle" (wurgjan-
>
wurġjan
>
wyrġjan
>
wyrġan) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:600)