sinhweorfan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to sin- +‎ hweorfan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsinˌxwe͜or.fɑn/, [ˈsinˌʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

sinhweorfan

1. to turn or change perpetually

Conjugation

Conjugation of sinhweorfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	sinhweorfan	sinhweorfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sinhweorfe	sinhwearf
second person singular	sinhwierfst	sinhwurfe
third person singular	sinhwierfþ	sinhwearf
plural	sinhweorfaþ	sinhwurfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sinhweorfe	sinhwurfe
plural	sinhweorfen	sinhwurfen
imperative
singular	sinhweorf
plural	sinhweorfaþ
participle	present	past
	sinhweorfende	sinhworfen

Derived terms

• sinhweorfende (“ever-turning, round”)

References

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