wyrgan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to strangle, to throttle
  • (senses 4 and 6) to worry

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną (strangle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (bind, squeeze, wind together, choke).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werǵʰ-

Gloss

bind, squeeze, wind together, choke

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