*swerkaną

Runic: ᛊᚹᛖᚱᚲᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswer.kɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to darken, be obscured

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swerg-.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	swerkō	swerkaų	–
2nd singular	swirkizi	swerkaiz	swerk
3rd singular	swirkidi	swerkai	swerkadau
1st dual	swerkōz	swerkaiw	–
2nd dual	swerkadiz	swerkaidiz	swerkadiz
1st plural	swerkamaz	swerkaim	–
2nd plural	swirkid	swerkaid	swirkid
3rd plural	swerkandi	swerkain	swerkandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swerkai	–
2nd singular	swerkazai	swerkaizau
3rd singular	swerkadai	swerkaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	swerkandai	swerkaindau
2nd plural	swerkandai	swerkaindau
3rd plural	swerkandai	swerkaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swark	swurkį̄
2nd singular	swarht	swurkīz
3rd singular	swark	swurkī
1st dual	swurkū	swurkīw
2nd dual	swurkudiz	swurkīdiz
1st plural	swurkum	swurkīm
2nd plural	swurkud	swurkīd
3rd plural	swurkun	swurkīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
swerkaną	swerkandz	swurkanaz

Descendants

*swerkan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swerka (Old Frisian)
- swerchan (Old High German)
*swerkan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swerkan (Old Dutch)
  - swerken (Middle Dutch)
*swerkan (Proto-West Germanic)
- sweorcan (Old English)
  - *swerken, swærken, swurken (Middle English)
*swerkan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swerkan (Old Saxon)
  - swerken (Middle Low German)
    - swerken, schwerken (Low German)

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