gesweorfan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, ġe- +‎ sweorfan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈswe͜or.fɑn/, [jeˈswe͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

ġesweorfan

1. to file, rub in order to get something off

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġesweorfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ġesweorfan	ġesweorfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġesweorfe	ġeswearf
second person singular	ġeswierfst	ġeswurfe
third person singular	ġeswierfþ	ġeswearf
plural	ġesweorfaþ	ġeswurfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġesweorfe	ġeswurfe
plural	ġesweorfen	ġeswurfen
imperative
singular	ġesweorf
plural	ġesweorfaþ
participle	present	past
	ġesweorfende	ġesworfen

References

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