| Modern English | Part of Speech | Old English | Inflections | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| go | v. | hweorfan | view | |
| cut | v. | ceorfan | view | |
| die | v. | steorfan | view | |
| move | v. | hweorfan | view | |
| roam | v. | hweorfan | view | |
| toil | nn. | gedeorf | ||
| turn | v. | gehweorfan | view | |
| turn | v. | hweorfan | view | |
| work | nn. | gedeorf | ||
| carve | v. | ceorfan | view | |
| joint | nm. | hweorfa | view | |
| joint | nn. | hweorfbān | view | |
| cattle | nn. | orf | ||
| change | v. | hweorfan | view | |
| change | v. | onhweorfan | ||
| sculpt | v. | ceorfan | view | |
| useful | adj. | þorfæst | ||
| cut off | v. | āceorfan | ||
| cut off | v. | ācleorfan | ||
| cut off | v. | forceorfan | ||
| kneecap | nn. | hweorfbān | view | |
| kneecap | nm. | þēohhweorfa | ||
| pervade | v. | geondhweorfan | ||
| cut down | v. | ācleorfan | ||
| hardship | nn. | gedeorf | ||
| half-dead | adj. | sāmstorfen | ||
| livestock | nn. | orf | ||
| turn back | v. | hweorfan | view | |
| knee-joint | nm. | þēohhweorfa | ||
| vertebrate | nn. | hweorfdēor | ||
| invertebrate | nn. | unhweorfdēor |