hergian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to overrun with an army”). Related to Old English here.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxer.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈherˠ.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

hergian

  1. to pillage, plunder

Conjugation
Conjugation of hergian (weak class 2)
infinitive hergian hergienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hergiġe hergode
second person singular hergast hergodest
third person singular hergaþ hergode
plural hergiaþ hergodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hergiġe hergode
plural hergiġen hergoden
imperative
singular herga
plural hergiaþ
participle present past
hergiende (ġe)hergod

Derived terms
  • hergoþ
  • hergun

Descendants
  • Middle English: herȝen, herghen, herwen, herewen, herien, harien

References

Sweet's Student's Dictionary of Anglo-Saxon (First Edition, 1896, OUP)

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