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sweorcan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swerkaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswe͜or.kɑn/, [ˈswe͜orˠ.kɑn]

Verb

sweorcan

  1. to darken, be obscured
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
      1. Wedercandel swearc windas weóxon. ― (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      2. Swearc norðrodor won under wolcnum. ― (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to become troubled, gloomy, sad
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
      1. Siteþ sorgcearig, on sefan sweorceþ, sylfum þinceþ, ðæt sý endeleás earfoða dǽl. ― (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      2. Hé modsorge wæg, hreþer innan swearc. ― (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      3. On hú grundleásum seáðe swiaceþ ðæt sweorcende mód. ― (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. to become heavy with grief, troublesome, saddening
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
      1. Ne hine wiht dereþ, adl ne yldo, ne him inwitsorh on sefan sweorceþ. ― (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sweorcan (strong, class III)
More information infinitive, indicative mood ...

Derived terms

  • sweorcian
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