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Old English · verb

barian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈbɑ.ri.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈbɑ · ri · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
lay baredespoilbarelay

Meaning

  1. to lay bare

  2. to remove a covering

  3. to strip, despoil

Conjugation

Conjugation of barian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bariġebarode
2nd singular barastbarodest
3rd singular baraþbarode
Plural bariaþbarodon
Subjunctive
Singular bariġebarode
Plural bariġenbaroden
Non-finite forms of barian
Form
Infinitive barian
Inflected infinitive barienne
Imperative singular bara
Imperative plural bariaþ
Present participle bariende
Past participle barodġebarod

All forms (15)

Etymology

By surface analysis, bær (“bare”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)

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