werthan

See also: werðan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną.

Verb

werthan

  1. to become

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle Dutch: werden
    • Dutch: worden
      • Afrikaans: word
      • Negerhollands: word
      • Petjo: worden
    • Limburgish: waere

Further reading
  • “werthan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛr.θɑn/

Verb

werthan

  1. to become, come to
    Thō uuarð thar an thene gastseli megincraft mikil manno gesamnod
    Then the great power came there in the guest hall, gathered by the men
    (Heliand, verses 2733 and 2734)
  2. to be (used with the subject to express the passive)
    that he scoldi an Bethleem giboran werðan: 'so is an usan bokun giscriƀan'
    that he should be born in Bethleem: 'so it is written in our books'
    (Heliand, verse 621)

Conjugation
Conjugation of werthan (strong class 3)
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

Descendants
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