mishweorfan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to mis- +‎ hweorfan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˈxwe͜or.fɑn/, [misˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

mishweorfan

1. to pervert
2. to turn inwards, invert

Conjugation

Conjugation of mishweorfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	mishweorfan	mishweorfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	mishweorfe	mishwearf
second person singular	mishweorfest	mishwurfe
third person singular	mishweorfeþ	mishwearf
plural	mishweorfaþ	mishwurfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	mishweorfe	mishwurfe
plural	mishweorfen	mishwurfen
imperative
singular	mishweorf
plural	mishweorfaþ
participle	present	past
	mishweorfende	mishworfen

Derived terms

• mishworfen (“perverted, inverted”)

References

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