torfian
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *turbōną, *turbijaną (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“to tie together, weave”). Related to Old English tearflian (“to turn, roll, wallow”), Alemannic German zirbeln (“to swirl, whirl, roll”), Icelandic tyrfa (“to cover with turf”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
torfian
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of torfian (weak class 2)
infinitive | torfian | torfienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | torfiġe | torfode |
second person singular | torfast | torfodest |
third person singular | torfaþ | torfode |
plural | torfiaþ | torfodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | torfiġe | torfode |
plural | torfiġen | torfoden |
imperative | ||
singular | torfa | |
plural | torfiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
torfiende | (ġe)torfod |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: torvien, torven
- English: topsy-turvy, torve (totorve)
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “torfian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.