*werzaną

Runic: ᚹᛖᚱᛉᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwer.zɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to cause confusion, disarray

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (‘to haul, drag, grind, hone, whet, polish’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularwerzōwerzaų–
2nd singularwirziziwerzaizwerz
3rd singularwirzidiwerzaiwerzadau
1st dualwerzōzwerzaiw–
2nd dualwerzadizwerzaidizwerzadiz
1st pluralwerzamazwerzaim–
2nd pluralwirzidwerzaidwirzid
3rd pluralwerzandiwerzainwerzandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwerzai–
2nd singularwerzazaiwerzaizau
3rd singularwerzadaiwerzaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralwerzandaiwerzaindau
2nd pluralwerzandaiwerzaindau
3rd pluralwerzandaiwerzaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwarzwurzį̄
2nd singularwarztwurzīz
3rd singularwarzwurzī
1st dualwurzūwurzīw
2nd dualwurzudizwurzīdiz
1st pluralwurzumwurzīm
2nd pluralwurzudwurzīd
3rd pluralwurzunwurzīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
werzaną werzandz wurzanaz

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Descendants

  • *werran (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *werran (Old Dutch)
      • werren, warren (Middle Dutch)
        • warren (Dutch)
  • *werran (Proto-West Germanic)
    • guerrier, guerrer (Old French)
      • guerrer (Middle French)
  • *werran (Proto-West Germanic)
    • guerrier, guerrer (Old French)
      • werren (Middle English)
        • war (English)
  • *werran (Proto-West Germanic)
    • werran (Old High German)
      • wërren (Middle High German)
        • wirren, verwirren (German)
          • virra, förvirra (Swedish)
  • *werran (Proto-West Germanic)
    • werran (Old Saxon)
      • werren (Middle Low German)

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