deorfan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *derban (“to work, perish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈde͜or.fɑn/, [ˈde͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

deorfan

  1. to labor
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Ne widcweðe iċ, Drihten, tō deorfenne gȳt, ġif iċ nȳdbehefe eom gȳt ðīnum folce; ne iċ ne belādiġe gȳt mē for ylde: bēo ðīn willa ā, weroda Drihten!
      I do not refuse, O Lord, to yet labor, if I am needed by your people; nor will I yet excuse myself on account of my age: let your will be forever, Lord of Hosts!
  2. to be in peril, perish

Conjugation

Conjugation of deorfan (strong, class III)
infinitive deorfan deorfenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular deorfe dearf
second person singular dierfst durfe
third person singular dierfþ dearf
plural deorfaþ durfon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular deorfe durfe
plural deorfen durfen
imperative
singular deorf
plural deorfaþ
participle present past
deorfende (ġe)dorfen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: derven

References

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