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Old English · verb

aræran

Normalised ārǣran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈræː.rɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈræː · rɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
lift

Meaning

  1. to raise, lift up

    ðā Drihten ārǣrde miċelne wind, and sē ġelǣhte ealne þone līġ, and ābǣr hine tō ðǣs cyninges botle, swā þæt him ne belǣfde nān þing unforburnen, and hē sylf earfoðlīċe þām fȳre ætbærst.

    The Lord raised up a great wind, and it caught all the flame, and bore it to the king's dwelling, so that nothing unburnt to him remained, and he himself escaped from the fire with difficulty.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
  2. to establish

    Sum forþþeġn wæs þā weliġ on þām lande, Florus ġehāten, and sē hæfde ġemynt mynster tō ārǣrenne and mid munecum ġesettan

    There was a certain wealthy high-ranking noble in that land named Florus, and he had a mind to establish a monastery and settle monks in it.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

Conjugation

Conjugation of aræran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ārǣreārǣrde
2nd singular ārǣrestārǣrstārǣrdest
3rd singular ārǣreþārǣrþārǣrde
Plural ārǣraþārǣrdon
Subjunctive
Singular ārǣreārǣrde
Plural ārǣrenārǣrden
Non-finite forms of aræran
Form
Infinitive ārǣran
Inflected infinitive ārǣrenne
Imperative singular ārǣr
Imperative plural ārǣraþ
Present participle ārǣrende
Past participle ārǣred

All forms (16)

Etymology

ā- + rǣran

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