Active Voice
Indicative Present
| 1st sing. | hwerbō |
| 2nd sing. | hwirbizi |
| 3rd sing. | hwirbidi |
| 1st dual | hwerbōz |
| 2nd dual | hwerbadiz |
| 1st plur. | hwerbamaz |
| 2nd plur. | hwirbid |
| 3rd plur. | hwerbandi |
Indicative Past
| 1st sing. | hwarb |
| 2nd sing. | hwarft |
| 3rd sing. | hwarb |
| 1st dual | hurbū |
| 2nd dual | hurbudiz |
| 1st plur. | hurbum |
| 2nd plur. | hurbud |
| 3rd plur. | hurbun |
Subjunctive Present
| 1st sing. | hwerbaų |
| 2nd sing. | hwerbaiz |
| 3rd sing. | hwerbai |
| 1st dual | hwerbaiw |
| 2nd dual | hwerbaidiz |
| 1st plur. | hwerbaim |
| 2nd plur. | hwerbaid |
| 3rd plur. | hwerbain |
Subjunctive Past
| 1st sing. | hurbį̄ |
| 2nd sing. | hurbīz |
| 3rd sing. | hurbī |
| 1st dual | hurbīw |
| 2nd dual | hurbīdiz |
| 1st plur. | hurbīm |
| 2nd plur. | hurbīd |
| 3rd plur. | hurbīn |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | hwerb |
| 3rd sing. | hwerbadau |
| 2nd dual | hwerbadiz |
| 2nd plur. | hwirbid |
| 3rd plur. | hwerbandau |
Passive Voice
Indicative
| 1st sing. | hwerbai |
| 2nd sing. | hwerbazai |
| 3rd sing. | hwerbadai |
| 1st plur. | hwerbandai |
| 2nd plur. | hwerbandai |
| 3rd plur. | hwerbandai |
Subjunctive
| 2nd sing. | hwerbaizau |
| 3rd sing. | hwerbaidau |
| 1st plur. | hwerbaindau |
| 2nd plur. | hwerbaindau |
| 3rd plur. | hwerbaindau |
Participles
| Present | hwerbandz |
| Past | hurbanaz |
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷerp-, in which case the original form would have been *hwerfaną. If so, then it might be related to Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”), though deriving the latter from a root with initial labiovelar presents difficulties.
Verbs referencing "hwerbaną"
English
whirl, Faroese
hvørva, Icelandic
hverfa, Esperanto
varbi, Dutch
werven, Russian
вербовать, English
wharve, Swedish
värva.
Cognates
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