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Old English · verb

earnian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈæ͜ɑr.ni.ɑn/
[ˈæ͜ɑrˠ.ni.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈæ͜ɑr · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
earndeserve

Meaning

  1. to deserve

  2. to earn

Conjugation

Conjugation of earnian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular earniġeearnode
2nd singular earnastearnodest
3rd singular earnaþearnode
Plural earniaþearnodon
Subjunctive
Singular earniġeearnode
Plural earniġenearnoden
Non-finite forms of earnian
Form
Infinitive earnian
Inflected infinitive earnienne
Imperative singular earna
Imperative plural earniaþ
Present participle earniende
Past participle earnodġeearnod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aʀanōn.

Descendants

earn

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