*wurkijaną

Runic: ᚹᚢᚱᚲᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwur.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to work, to do work
to make

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti, from *werǵ-, whence also *werką and *wirkijaną.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	wurkijō	wurkijaų	–
2nd singular	wurkīsi	wurkijais	wurkī
3rd singular	wurkīþi	wurkijai	wurkijaþau
1st dual	wurkijōs	wurkijaiw	–
2nd dual	wurkijaþiz	wurkijaiþiz	wurkijaþiz
1st plural	wurkijamaz	wurkijaim	–
2nd plural	wurkīþ	wurkijaiþ	wurkīþ
3rd plural	wurkijanþi	wurkijain	wurkijanþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wurkijai	–
2nd singular	wurkijasai	wurkijaisau
3rd singular	wurkijaþai	wurkijaiþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	wurkijanþai	wurkijainþau
2nd plural	wurkijanþai	wurkijainþau
3rd plural	wurkijanþai	wurkijainþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wurhtǭ	wurhtēdį̄
2nd singular	wurhtēz	wurhtēdīz
3rd singular	wurhtē	wurhtēdī
1st dual	wurhtēdū	wurhtēdīw
2nd dual	wurhtēdudiz	wurhtēdīdiz
1st plural	wurhtēdum	wurhtēdīm
2nd plural	wurhtēdud	wurhtēdīd
3rd plural	wurhtēdun	wurhtēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
wurkijaną	wurkijandz	wurkidaz

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Descendants

*wurkijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- workian, wurkian (Old Saxon)
*wurkijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wyrċan (Old English)
  - werken, worken, worchen (Middle English)
    - work (English)
*wurkijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- werka (Old Frisian)
  - werke (West Frisian)
*wurkijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wurken (Old High German)
  - werken, würken (Middle High German)
ᚹᛟᚱᚨᚺᛏᛟ (worahto) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrtja, uorka (Elfdalian)
  - yrkja, orka (Faroese)
  - yrkja, orka (Icelandic)
ᚹᛟᚱᚨᚺᛏᛟ (worahto) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - irken (Middle English)
    - irk (English)
ᚹᛟᚱᚨᚺᛏᛟ (worahto) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - ? (Norwegian)
    - yrke, orke (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - yrkja, yrke, orka, orke (Norwegian Nynorsk)
ᚹᛟᚱᚨᚺᛏᛟ (worahto) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrkæ, orkæ (Old Danish)
    - ørke, orke (Danish)
ᚹᛟᚱᚨᚺᛏᛟ (worahto) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrkia, orka (Old Gutnish)
    - yrke, orke (Gutnish)
ᚹᛟᚱᚨᚺᛏᛟ (worahto) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrkia, orka (Old Swedish)
    - yrka, orka (Swedish)
ᚹᚢᚱᛏᛖ (wurte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrtja, uorka (Elfdalian)
  - yrkja, orka (Faroese)
  - yrkja, orka (Icelandic)
ᚹᚢᚱᛏᛖ (wurte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - irken (Middle English)
    - irk (English)
ᚹᚢᚱᛏᛖ (wurte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - ? (Norwegian)
    - yrke, orke (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - yrkja, yrke, orka, orke (Norwegian Nynorsk)
ᚹᚢᚱᛏᛖ (wurte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrkæ, orkæ (Old Danish)
    - ørke, orke (Danish)
ᚹᚢᚱᛏᛖ (wurte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrkia, orka (Old Gutnish)
    - yrke, orke (Gutnish)
ᚹᚢᚱᛏᛖ (wurte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrkia, orka (Old Swedish)
    - yrka, orka (Swedish)
ᛟᚱᛏᛖ (orte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrtja, uorka (Elfdalian)
  - yrkja, orka (Faroese)
  - yrkja, orka (Icelandic)
ᛟᚱᛏᛖ (orte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - irken (Middle English)
    - irk (English)
ᛟᚱᛏᛖ (orte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - ? (Norwegian)
    - yrke, orke (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - yrkja, yrke, orka, orke (Norwegian Nynorsk)
ᛟᚱᛏᛖ (orte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrkæ, orkæ (Old Danish)
    - ørke, orke (Danish)
ᛟᚱᛏᛖ (orte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrkia, orka (Old Gutnish)
    - yrke, orke (Gutnish)
ᛟᚱᛏᛖ (orte) (Proto-Norse)
- yrkja (Old Norse)
  - yrkia, orka (Old Swedish)
    - yrka, orka (Swedish)
𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waurkjan) (Gothic)
warthata (Crimean Gothic)
*pürkidäk (Proto-Finnic)
*përkëtēk (Proto-Samic)

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