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Old English · verb

herian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxer.jɑn/
[ˈherˠ.jɑn]
Syllables
ˈxer · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
herryhery

herian1 · verb

Senses

  1. to praise; honor

    Iċ herie þā wǣpnu and þone wer.

    I praise the weapons and the man.

    c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

Conjugation

Conjugation of herian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular herieherede
2nd singular herestheredest
3rd singular hereþherede
Plural heriaþheredon
Subjunctive
Singular herieherede
Plural herienhereden
Non-finite forms of herian
Form
Infinitive herian
Inflected infinitive herienne
Imperative singular here
Imperative plural heriaþ
Present participle heriende
Past participle heredġehered

herian2 · verb · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of herewian

Conjugation

Conjugation of herian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular heriġeherode
2nd singular herastherodest
3rd singular heraþherode
Plural heriaþherodon
Subjunctive
Singular heriġeherode
Plural heriġenheroden
Non-finite forms of herian
Form
Infinitive herian
Inflected infinitive herienne
Imperative singular hera
Imperative plural heriaþ
Present participle heriende
Past participle herodġeherod

All forms (26)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haʀjan.

Descendants

herry, hery

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