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Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *gawirkijan. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ wyrċan.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /jeˈwyr.t͡ʃɑn/, [jeˈwyrˠ.t͡ʃɑn]

Verb edit

ġewyrċan

  1. to do, carry out (together)
  2. to make, build (together)
  3. to make into
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
      Seo eahteoðe leahter is superbia gehaten þæt is on ænglisc modigynss gecweden. Seo is ord and ende ælcere synne. Seo geworhte englas to atelicum deoflum...
      The eighth sin is called Superbia that is called Pride, in English, which is the beginning and end of every sin; it made angels into horrible devils,...
  4. to cause, accomplish (together)
  5. to work, form, dispose, succeed in doing, get by working; produce

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: iwurche