forsweorcan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, for- +‎ sweorcan (“to darken”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈswe͜or.kɑn/, [forˈswe͜orˠ.kɑn]

Verb

forsweorcan

1. to be very dark
2. to darken, obscure

Conjugation

Conjugation of forsweorcan (strong class 3)

infinitive	forsweorcan	forsweorcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forsweorce	forswearc
second person singular	forswiercst	forswurce
third person singular	forswiercþ	forswearc
plural	forsweorcaþ	forswurcon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forsweorce	forswurce
plural	forsweorcen	forswurcen
imperative
singular	forsweorc
plural	forsweorcaþ
participle	present	past
	forsweorcende	forsworcen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “for-sweorcan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.