hearmcweþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• hearmcweðan — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to hearm +‎ cweþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑrmˌkwe.θɑn/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠmˌkwe.ðɑn]

Verb

hearmcweþan

1. to revile; to speak abusively or badly of
2. to calumniate; to slander; to libel

Conjugation

Conjugation of hearmcweþan (strong class 5)

infinitive	hearmcweþan	hearmcweþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hearmcweþe	hearmcwæþ
second person singular	hearmcwist	hearmcwǣde
third person singular	hearmcwiþþ, hearmcwiþ	hearmcwæþ
plural	hearmcweþaþ	hearmcwǣdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hearmcweþe	hearmcwǣde
plural	hearmcweþen	hearmcwǣden
imperative
singular	hearmcweþ
plural	hearmcweþaþ
participle	present	past
	hearmcweþende	hearmcweden

Derived terms

• hearmcweþend m (“slanderer, blasphemer, abusive speaker”)

Related terms

• hearmcwide m (“abusive speech, libel, slander, blasphemy; sentence about harm”)
• hearmcwiddian (“to speak abusively, revile, or slander”)
• hearmcwidol (“slanderous, libelous, blasphemous”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HEARMCWEÐAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HEARMCWEÞAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.