worian

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwoː.ri.ɑn/

Verb

wōrian

1. (literal or figurative) to wander about, ramble, be a vagabond
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Wōriað þā wīnsalo; · waldend liċġað
     drēame bidrorene; · duguþ eal ġecrong,
     wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,

     The wine-halls ramble; lords lie still,
     deprived of mirth; army completely perished,
     proud by the wall. The war took away some men,

Conjugation

Conjugation of wōrian (weak, class 2)

infinitive	wōrian	wōrienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wōriġe	wōrode
second person singular	wōrast	wōrodest
third person singular	wōraþ	wōrode
plural	wōriaþ	wōrodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wōriġe	wōrode
plural	wōriġen	wōroden
imperative
singular	wōra
plural	wōriaþ
participle	present	past
	wōriende	(ġe)wōrod

Derived terms

• wōriend m (“vagabond”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “WŌRIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “WŌRIAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.