geondhweorfan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ġeond- +‎ hweorfan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /je͜ondˈxwe͜or.fɑn/, [je͜ondˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

ġeondhweorfan

1. (transitive) to turn or pass through, traverse
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
     grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað
     seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft on weġ.

     when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
     greets with mirths, eagerly looks through
     comrades of men. They often swim away.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeondhweorfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ġeondhweorfan	ġeondhweorfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġeondhweorfe	ġeondhwearf
second person singular	ġeondhweorfest	ġeondhwurfe
third person singular	ġeondhweorfeþ	ġeondhwearf
plural	ġeondhweorfaþ	ġeondhwurfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeondhweorfe	ġeondhwurfe
plural	ġeondhweorfen	ġeondhwurfen
imperative
singular	ġeondhweorf
plural	ġeondhweorfaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeondhweorfende	ġeondhworfen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “geondhweorfan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.