werthan

See also: werðan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną.

Verb

werthan

1. to become

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• farwerthan
• giwerthan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: werden
  • Dutch: worden
    • Afrikaans: word
    • Negerhollands: word
    • Petjo: worden
  • Limburgish: waere

Further reading

• “werthan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛr.θɑn/

Verb

werthan

1. to become, come to

   Thō uuarð thar an thene gastseli megincraft mikil manno gesamnod

   Then the great power came there in the guest hall, gathered by the men

   (Heliand, verses 2733 and 2734)

2. to be (used with the subject to express the passive)

   that he scoldi an Bethleem giboran werðan: 'so is an usan bokun giscriƀan'

   that he should be born in Bethleem: 'so it is written in our books'

   (Heliand, verse 621)

Conjugation

Conjugation of werthan (strong class 3)

infinitive	werthan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	wirthu	warth
2nd person singular	wirthis	wurdi
3rd person singular	wirthid	warth
plural	werthad	wurdun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	werthe	wurdi
2nd person singular	werthes	wurdis
3rd person singular	werthe	wurdi
plural	werthen	wurdin
imperative	present
singular	werth
plural	werthad
participle	present	past
	wirthandi	giwordan, wordan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: warden
  • Low German: warrn

    German Low German: werden, worden