Part of speech: verb
Verb type: weak verb (1)
1. to curse; 2. to condemn, denounce; to outlaw, proscribe (also werȝan, wirȝan, wyrȝan, wyriȝan, wærȝan)
Etymology
[← wearȝ n criminal, felon; villain, scoundrel; Goth ga-wargjan; O Sax gi-wargian; OHG fir-wergen]
Paradigm
4.2.1 (a)
(a) with a short root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to plough | erian | erede |
to perform, commit | fremman | fremede |
(b) with a long root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to feed | fédan | fédde |
to keep, observe | cépan | cépte |
to send | sendan | sende |
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