wyrgan

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwyr.jɑn/, [ˈwyrˠ.jɑn]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from *wargaz (outlaw) (Old English wearg), or from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (bind, squeeze). Cognate with Old Frisian wergia, Dutch wurgen, Old High German wurgen (German würgen).

Verb

wyrġan

  1. to strangle
  2. (senses 4 and 6) to worry
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: werien, worien, wirwen, worowen

Verb

wyrġan

  1. Alternative form of wierġan
Conjugation
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