gewyrcan
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *gawirkijan. Equivalent to ġe- + wyrċan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ġewyrċan
- to do, carry out (together)
- to make, build (together)
- to make into
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
- Seo eahteoðe leahter is superbia gehaten þæt is on ænglisc modigynss gecweden. Seo is ord and ende ælcere synne. Seo geworhte englas to atelicum deoflum...
- The eighth sin is called Superbia that is called Pride, in English, which is the beginning and end of every sin; it made angels into horrible devils,...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
- to cause, accomplish (together)
- to work, form, dispose, succeed in doing, get by working; produce
- Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric
- Þis syndon þā dōmas ðe Hloþhære ⁊ Ēadrīc, Cantwara cyningas, asetton. Hloþhære ⁊ Ēadrīc, Cantwara cyningas, ēcton þā ǣ, þā ðe heora aldoras ǣr ġeworhten, ðyssum dōmum þe hȳr efter sæġeþ.
- These are the laws that Hlothhere and Eadric, kings of Kent, laid down. Hlothhere and Eadric, kings of Kent, added these laws listed hereafter to the laws their ancestors created.
- Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ġewyrċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġewyrċan | ġewyrċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġewyrċe | ġeworhte |
| second person singular | ġewyrċest, ġewyrcst | ġeworhtest |
| third person singular | ġewyrċeþ, ġewyrcþ | ġeworhte |
| plural | ġewyrċaþ | ġeworhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġewyrċe | ġeworhte |
| plural | ġewyrċen | ġeworhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġewyrċ | |
| plural | ġewyrċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġewyrċende | ġeworht | |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: iwurche