geþweran

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Old English

Alternative forms

ġeðweran — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ þweran.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈθwe.rɑn/

Verb

ġeþweran

(transitive) to churn; to stir, beat, or mix together
(literal) to make thick (by churning)
(poetic) to forge

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeþweran (strong class 4)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ġeþweran	ġeþwerenne
first person singular	ġeþwere	ġeþwær
second person singular	ġeþwirest, ġeþwirst	ġeþwǣre
third person singular	ġeþwireþ, ġeþwirþ	ġeþwær
plural	ġeþweraþ	ġeþwǣron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeþwere	ġeþwǣre
plural	ġeþweren	ġeþwǣren
imperative
singular	ġeþwer
plural	ġeþweraþ
participle	present	past
	ġeþwerende	ġeþworen

Related terms

þwǣre f (“a tool for stirring or beating”)
þwirel m (“a stick for whipping milk”)

See also

ġeþweor n (“curd, i.e. coagulated milk”)
ġeþwerian (“to mix or mingle”)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEÞWERAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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