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Old English · verb

merian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈmer.jɑn/
[ˈmerˠ.jɑn]
Syllables
ˈmer · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
purifyrefine

Meaning

  1. to purify; refine

Conjugation

Conjugation of merian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular meriemerede
2nd singular merestmeredest
3rd singular mereþmerede
Plural meriaþmeredon
Subjunctive
Singular meriemerede
Plural merienmereden
Non-finite forms of merian
Form
Infinitive merian
Inflected infinitive merienne
Imperative singular mere
Imperative plural meriaþ
Present participle meriende
Past participle meredġemered

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *marjan, from Proto-Germanic *marjaną.

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