werthan
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See also: werðan
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną.
Verb
werthan
- to become
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “werthan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
werthan
- to become, come to
- Thō uuarð thar an thene gastseli megincraft mikil manno gesamnod(Heliand, verses 2733 and 2734)
- Then the great power came there in the guest hall, gathered by the men
- to be (used with the subject to express the passive)
- that he scoldi an Bethleem giboran werðan: 'so is an usan bokun giscriƀan'(Heliand, verse 621)
- that he should be born in Bethleem: 'so it is written in our books'
Conjugation
| infinitive | werthan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | wirthu | warth |
| 2nd person singular | wirthis | wurdi |
| 3rd person singular | wirthid | warth |
| plural | werthad | wurdun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | werthe | wurdi |
| 2nd person singular | werthes | wurdis |
| 3rd person singular | werthe | wurdi |
| plural | werthen | wurdin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | werth | |
| plural | werthad | |
| participle | present | past |
| wirthandi | giwordan, wordan | |
Conjugation of werthan (strong class 3)
Descendants
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