hearmcweþan
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- hearmcweðan — edh spelling
Etymology[edit]
Equivalent to hearm + cweþan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
hearmcweþan
- to revile; to speak abusively or badly of
- to calumniate; to slander; to libel
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of hearmcweþan (strong class 5)
infinitive | hearmcweþan | hearmcweþenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | hearmcweþe | hearmcwæþ |
second person singular | hearmcwist | hearmcwǣde |
third person singular | hearmcwiþþ, hearmcwiþ | hearmcwæþ |
plural | hearmcweþaþ | hearmcwǣdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | hearmcweþe | hearmcwǣde |
plural | hearmcweþen | hearmcwǣden |
imperative | ||
singular | hearmcweþ | |
plural | hearmcweþaþ | |
participle | present | past |
hearmcweþende | hearmcweden |
Derived terms[edit]
- hearmcweþend m (“slanderer, blasphemer, abusive speaker”)
Related terms[edit]
- hearmcwide m (“abusive speech, libel, slander, blasphemy; sentence about harm”)
- hearmcwiddian (“to speak abusively, revile, or slander”)
- hearmcwidol (“slanderous, libelous, blasphemous”)
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HEARMCWEÐAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HEARMCWEÞAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.