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Old English · verb

nerian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈner.jɑn/
[ˈnerˠ.jɑn]
Syllables
ˈner · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
preservesave

Meaning

  1. to save; rescue; preserve

    Wyrd oft nereð / unfǣġne eorl þonne his ellen dēah.

    Fate will often save a man not fated to die, when his courage is strong. (Beowulf, ll. 572-3)

Conjugation

Conjugation of nerian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular nerienerede
2nd singular nerestneredest
3rd singular nereþnerede
Plural neriaþneredon
Subjunctive
Singular nerienerede
Plural neriennereden
Non-finite forms of nerian
Form
Infinitive nerian
Inflected infinitive nerienne
Imperative singular nere
Imperative plural neriaþ
Present participle neriende
Past participle neredġenered

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan. Cognate with Old Frisian nera, Old Saxon nerian, Old High German nerian (German nähren).

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