ongeanhweorfan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to onġēan- +‎ hweorfan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onˌjæ͜ɑːnˈxwe͜or.fɑn/, [onˌjæ͜ɑːnˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

onġēanhweorfan

1. to turn or be against
2. to lie in the way

Conjugation

Conjugation of onġēanhweorfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	onġēanhweorfan	onġēanhweorfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	onġēanhweorfe	onġēanhwearf
second person singular	onġēanhwierfst	onġēanhwurfe
third person singular	onġēanhwierfþ	onġēanhwearf
plural	onġēanhweorfaþ	onġēanhwurfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	onġēanhweorfe	onġēanhwurfe
plural	onġēanhweorfen	onġēanhwurfen
imperative
singular	onġēanhweorf
plural	onġēanhweorfaþ
participle	present	past
	onġēanhweorfende	onġēanhworfen

Derived terms

• onġēanhworfennes f (“obstacle, opposition, resistance”)

References

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