hergian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • hereġian

Etymology

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

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

Verb

herġian

  1. to pillage, plunder

Conjugation
Conjugation of herġian (weak class 2)
infinitive herġian herġienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular herġiġe herġode
second person singular herġast herġodest
third person singular herġaþ herġode
plural herġiaþ herġodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular herġiġe herġode
plural herġiġen herġoden
imperative
singular herġa
plural herġiaþ
participle present past
herġiende (ġe)herġod

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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