sweartian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swartōn, from Proto-Germanic *swartōną. Equivalent to sweart + -ian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswæ͜ɑr.ti.ɑn/, [ˈswæ͜ɑrˠ.ti.ɑn]
Conjugation
Conjugation of sweartian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | sweartian | sweartienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sweartiġe | sweartode |
| second person singular | sweartast | sweartodest |
| third person singular | sweartaþ | sweartode |
| plural | sweartiaþ | sweartodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sweartiġe | sweartode |
| plural | sweartiġen | sweartoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | swearta | |
| plural | sweartiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sweartiende | (ġe)sweartod | |
Derived terms
- āsweartian (“to blacken, darken, obscure”)
Related terms
- hwītian (“to whiten”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sweartian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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