acweorran

Old English

Etymology

From ā- +‎ *cweorran, the latter from Proto-Germanic *kwerraną (“to gobble, gulp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈkwe͜or.rɑn/, [ɑːˈkwe͜orˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

ācweorran

1. to glut, guzzle, gorge; to eat or drink immoderately

Conjugation

Conjugation of ācweorran (strong class 3)

infinitive	ācweorran	ācweorrenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ācweorre	ācwearr
second person singular	ācwierst	ācwurre
third person singular	ācwierþ	ācwearr
plural	ācweorraþ	ācwurron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ācweorre	ācwurre
plural	ācweorren	ācwurren
imperative
singular	ācweorr
plural	ācweorraþ
participle	present	past
	ācweorrende	ācworren

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “a-cweorran”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.