wyrgan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwyr.jɑn/, [ˈwyrˠ.jɑn]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from *wargaz (“outlaw”) (Old English wearg), or from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”). Cognate with Old Frisian wergia, Dutch wurgen, Old High German wurgen (German würgen).

Verb

wyrġan

1. to strangle
2. (senses 4 and 6) to worry

Conjugation

Conjugation of wyrġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	wyrġan	wyrġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wyrġe	wyrġde
second person singular	wyrġest, wyrġst	wyrġdest
third person singular	wyrġeþ, wyrġþ	wyrġde
plural	wyrġaþ	wyrġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wyrġe	wyrġde
plural	wyrġen	wyrġden
imperative
singular	wyrġ
plural	wyrġaþ
participle	present	past
	wyrġende	(ġe)wyrġed

Derived terms

• āwyrġan

Descendants

• Middle English: werien, worien, wirwen, worowen
  • English: worry

Etymology 2

Verb

wyrġan

1. Alternative form of wierġan

Conjugation

Conjugation of wyrġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	wyrġan	wyrġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wyrġe	wyrġde
second person singular	wyrġest, wyrġst	wyrġdest
third person singular	wyrġeþ, wyrġþ	wyrġde
plural	wyrġaþ	wyrġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wyrġe	wyrġde
plural	wyrġen	wyrġden
imperative
singular	wyrġ
plural	wyrġaþ
participle	present	past
	wyrġende	(ġe)wyrġed