"hweorfan" meaning in Old English

See hweorfan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈxwe͜or.fɑn/, [ˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *hwerban (“turn”). Cognate with Old Frisian hwerva, Old Saxon hwervan, Old High German werban, Old Norse hverfa. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*hwerban||turn}} Proto-West Germanic *hwerban (“turn”), {{cog|ofs|hwerva}} Old Frisian hwerva, {{cog|osx|hwervan}} Old Saxon hwervan, {{cog|goh|werban}} Old High German werban, {{cog|non|hverfa}} Old Norse hverfa Head templates: {{ang-verb}} hweorfan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|hweorfan<s3>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], hweorfan [infinitive], hweorfenne [infinitive], hweorfe [first-person, present, singular], hwearf [first-person, past, singular], hwierfst [present, second-person, singular], hwurfe [past, second-person, singular], hwierfþ [present, singular, third-person], hwearf [past, singular, third-person], hweorfaþ [plural, present], hwurfon [past, plural], hweorfe [present, singular], hwurfe [past, singular], hweorfen [plural, present], hwurfen [past, plural], hweorf [imperative, past, present, singular], hweorfaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], hweorfende [imperative, present], hworfen [imperative, past], ġehworfen [imperative, past]
  1. to turn, change
    Sense id: en-hweorfan-ang-verb-W~ZlmBPs
  2. to depart, go, proceed
    Sense id: en-hweorfan-ang-verb-l9fNZck0
  3. to travel, roam, go about, wander, move about
    Sense id: en-hweorfan-ang-verb-9a18bK4E Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 5 19 71 5
  4. to return
    Sense id: en-hweorfan-ang-verb-zYd8~7QD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hwearf, hwyrft, hwearfian
Derived forms: æthweorfan, andhweorfan, aġēnġehweorfan, behweorfan, efthweorfan, forhweorfan, fromhweorfan, mishweorfan, mishworfen, nīwhworfen, onhweorfan, sinhweorfan, sinhweorfende, tōhweorfan, ymbhweorfan, āhweorfan, ġehweorfan, ġeondhweorfan, ġēanhweorfan

Inflected forms

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      "word": "fromhweorfan"
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      "word": "onhweorfan"
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      "word": "sinhweorfan"
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      "word": "tōhweorfan"
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      "word": "ymbhweorfan"
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      "word": "āhweorfan"
    },
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      "word": "ġehweorfan"
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      "form": "hweorfan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "hweorfenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "hwierfþ",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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        "imperative",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "hworfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ġehworfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "to turn, change"
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      "id": "en-hweorfan-ang-verb-W~ZlmBPs",
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          "turn",
          "turn"
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          "change"
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        "to depart, go, proceed"
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        [
          "go",
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        [
          "proceed",
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      "glosses": [
        "to travel, roam, go about, wander, move about"
      ],
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        [
          "roam",
          "roam"
        ],
        [
          "go about",
          "go about"
        ],
        [
          "wander",
          "wander"
        ],
        [
          "move about",
          "move about"
        ]
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        "to return"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "return",
          "return"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈxwe͜or.fɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hweorfan"
}
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs"
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    {
      "word": "æthweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "andhweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "aġēnġehweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "behweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "efthweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "forhweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "fromhweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "mishweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "mishworfen"
    },
    {
      "word": "nīwhworfen"
    },
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      "word": "onhweorfan"
    },
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      "word": "sinhweorfan"
    },
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      "word": "sinhweorfende"
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    {
      "word": "tōhweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ymbhweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "āhweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġehweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġeondhweorfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġēanhweorfan"
    }
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    {
      "form": "hweorfan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweorfenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweorfe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
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        "past",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "hwierfþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweorfaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwurfon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweorfe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwurfe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweorfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwurfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweorfaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweorfende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hworfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġehworfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hweorfan",
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        "1": "hweorfan<s3>"
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hwearf"
    },
    {
      "word": "hwyrft"
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      "word": "hwearfian"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to turn, change"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to depart, go, proceed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "depart",
          "depart"
        ],
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ],
        [
          "proceed",
          "proceed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to travel, roam, go about, wander, move about"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "travel",
          "travel"
        ],
        [
          "roam",
          "roam"
        ],
        [
          "go about",
          "go about"
        ],
        [
          "wander",
          "wander"
        ],
        [
          "move about",
          "move about"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to return"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "return",
          "return"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxwe͜or.fɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʍe͜orˠ.vɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hweorfan"
}

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