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Old English · verb

carian

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

Meaning

  1. to care about

  2. to care, to feel concern, affection or interest

  3. to have anxiety

Conjugation

Conjugation of carian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cariġecarode
2nd singular carastcarodest
3rd singular caraþcarode
Plural cariaþcarodon
Subjunctive
Singular cariġecarode
Plural cariġencaroden
Non-finite forms of carian
Form
Infinitive carian
Inflected infinitive carienne
Imperative singular cara
Imperative plural cariaþ
Present participle cariende
Past participle carodġecarod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *karōn, from Proto-Germanic *karōną.

Descendants

care

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