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hweorfan

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Old English

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Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *hwerban (to turn). Cognate with Old Frisian hwerva, Old Saxon hwervan, Old High German werban, Old Norse hverfa.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈxwe͜or.fɑn/, [ˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]

    Verb

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    hweorfan

    1. to turn, change
      • 10th century, The Wanderer:
        Beorn sċeal ġebīdan, · þonne hē bēot spriceð,
        oþþæt collenferð · cunne ġearwe
        hwider hreþra ġehyġd · hweorfan wille.
        Man must pause when he tells a promise
        until bold spirit would know clearly
        where thought of hearts would turn.
    2. to depart, go, proceed
    3. to travel, roam, go about, wander, move about
    4. to return

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    Descendants

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    • Middle English: wharven

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