Contionary:werþen

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk verthen, verþen, from Old Skundavisk verþan, from Halmisk ᚹᛖᚱᚦᚨᚾ (werþan), from Proto-Germanic *werþaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wɛɐθɘn/

Verb

werþen (irregular, third-person singular simple present wirt, past tense worde, past participle geworden , past subjunctive wyrde, auxiliary wesen)

1. to become

   Lijf is swår geworden.

   Life has become difficult.

Inflection

infinitive		werþen
present participle		werþend
past participle		geworden
auxiliary		wesen
	indicative		subjunctive
present	ik werþe	wi werþen	ik werþe	wi werþen
	ðou wirst	ji werþet	ðou werþest	ji werþet
	hi, si, hit wirt	si, Si werþen	hi, si, hit werþe	si, Si werþen
preterit	ik worde	wi worden	ik wyrde	wi wyrden
	ðou wordest	ji wordet	ðou wyrdest	ji wyrdet
	hi, si, hit worde	si, Si worden	hi, si, hit wyrde	si, Si wyrden
imperative	werþ	werþet (ji)

Usage notes

• Originally a class 3 strong verb, it diverged from the regular pattern by replacing the regular past tense root warþ by worde around the 17th century. It is now classified as an irregular verb.
• Most dialects use it as a passive auxiliary instead of the typically Kijlisk beun.