wiergan

Old English

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Alternative forms

• werġan, wyrġan, wirġan, wiriġan, wirian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wargijan, from Proto-Germanic *wargijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi͜yr.jɑn/, [ˈwi͜yrˠ.jɑn]

Verb

wierġan

1. to curse
2. to do evil

Conjugation

Conjugation of wierġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	wierġan	wierġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wierġe	wierġde
second person singular	wierġest, wierġst	wierġdest
third person singular	wierġeþ, wierġþ	wierġde
plural	wierġaþ	wierġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wierġe	wierġde
plural	wierġen	wierġden
imperative
singular	wierġ
plural	wierġaþ
participle	present	past
	wierġende	(ġe)wierġed

Derived terms

• wierġnes

Descendants

• Middle English: warien
  • English: wary (now dialectal)
  • Scots: warie, wary
  • ⇒ Middle English: forwarien