hwaþerian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwaþjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (“to ferment, become sour”). Compare Gothic to foam (ƕaþjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxwɑ.θer.jɑn/, [ˈʍɑ.ðerˠ.jɑn]

Verb

hwaþerian

1. to roar

Conjugation

Conjugation of hwaþerian (weak class 2)

infinitive	hwaþerian	hwaþerienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hwaþeriġe	hwaþerode
second person singular	hwaþerast	hwaþerodest
third person singular	hwaþeraþ	hwaþerode
plural	hwaþeriaþ	hwaþerodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hwaþeriġe	hwaþerode
plural	hwaþeriġen	hwaþeroden
imperative
singular	hwaþera
plural	hwaþeriaþ
participle	present	past
	hwaþeriende	(ġe)hwaþerod

References

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