awrecan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ wrecan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈwre.kɑn/

Verb

āwrecan

1. to drive away, expel
2. to hit, strike
3. to relate, recite, or sing
4. to avenge, revenge

Conjugation

Conjugation of āwrecan (strong class 5)

infinitive	āwrecan	āwrecenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āwrece	āwræc
second person singular	āwricst	āwrǣce
third person singular	āwricþ	āwræc
plural	āwrecaþ	āwrǣcon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āwrece	āwrǣce
plural	āwrecen	āwrǣcen
imperative
singular	āwrec
plural	āwrecaþ
participle	present	past
	āwrecende	āwrecen

Descendants

• Middle English: awræht, awreiʒt

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀWRECAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀWRECAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.