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Old English · verb

erian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈer.jɑn/
[ˈerˠ.jɑn]
Syllables
ˈer · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
earplough

Meaning

  1. to plough

    early 11th century, anonymous gloss of Ælfric's Latin Colloquy (c. 995)

    Every day I have to plow a full acre or more.

Conjugation

Conjugation of erian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular erieerede
2nd singular eresterasteredest
3rd singular ereþeraþerede
Plural eriaþeredon
Subjunctive
Singular erieerede
Plural erienereden
Non-finite forms of erian
Form
Infinitive erian
Inflected infinitive erienne
Imperative singular ereera
Imperative plural eriaþ
Present participle eriende
Past participle eredġeerederodġeerod

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arjaną, whence also Old High German erran, Old Norse erja. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- (“to plough”). Non-Germanic cognates include Latin arō, Ancient Greek ἀρόω (aróō), Old Irish airid, Old Church Slavonic орати (orati), Albanian arë (“arable land, soil”).

Descendants

ear

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