torfian
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editVerb
edittorfian
Conjugation
editConjugation of torfian (weak class 2)
infinitive | torfian | torfienne |
---|---|---|
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
editRelated terms
editDescendants
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.