weorþan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (“to become”), from Proto-Indo-European *wértti (“to be turning”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwe͜or.θɑn/, [ˈwe͜orˠ.ðɑn]

Verb

weorþan

  1. to become
  2. (auxiliary) to be (used to form the passive voice)
  3. to happen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: werthen
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