gesweorcan
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ġesweorcan
- to darken
- to be darkened, saddened, angry
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Forþon iċ ġeþenċan ne mæġ · ġeond þās woruld
for hwan mōdsefa(n) · mīn(ne) ġesweorce- Thus I cannot think over through this world
why would (not) my heart darken
- Thus I cannot think over through this world
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ġesweorcan (strong class 3)
infinitive | ġesweorcan | ġesweorcenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ġesweorce | ġeswearc |
second person singular | ġeswiercst | ġeswurce |
third person singular | ġeswiercþ | ġeswearc |
plural | ġesweorcaþ | ġeswurcon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ġesweorce | ġeswurce |
plural | ġesweorcen | ġeswurcen |
imperative | ||
singular | ġesweorc | |
plural | ġesweorcaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ġesweorcende | ġesworcen |