ymbhweorfan

Old English

Etymology

From ymb- +‎ hweorfan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ymbˈxwe͜or.fɑn/, [ymbˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

ymbhweorfan

1. to turn around, to revolve
2. to turn something around
3. to go about, over, or through something; to revolve around something
4. to encompass something
5. to go about one's business
6. to attend to something, to cultivate something

Conjugation

Conjugation of ymbhweorfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ymbhweorfan	ymbhweorfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ymbhweorfe	ymbhwearf
second person singular	ymbhwierfst	ymbhwurfe
third person singular	ymbhwierfþ	ymbhwearf
plural	ymbhweorfaþ	ymbhwurfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ymbhweorfe	ymbhwurfe
plural	ymbhweorfen	ymbhwurfen
imperative
singular	ymbhweorf
plural	ymbhweorfaþ
participle	present	past
	ymbhweorfende	ymbhworfen

Related terms

• andhweorfan
• behweorfan
• efthweorfan
• forhweorfan
• hweorfan
• mishweorfan
• niwhweorfan
• onhweorfan
• sinhweorfan
• hwearf
• ymbhwyrft

References

• John R. Clark Hall (1916) “ymbhweorfan”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
• Old English to Modern English Translator