worian

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwoː.ri.ɑn/

Verb

wōrian

1. (literal or figurative) to wander about, ramble, be a vagabond

Conjugation

Conjugation of wōrian (weak class 2)

infinitive	wōrian	wōrienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wōriġe	wōrode
second person singular	wōrast	wōrodest
third person singular	wōraþ	wōrode
plural	wōriaþ	wōrodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wōriġe	wōrode
plural	wōriġen	wōroden
imperative
singular	wōra
plural	wōriaþ
participle	present	past
	wōriende	(ġe)wōrod

Derived terms

• wōriend m (“vagabond”)

References

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