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Old English · verb

searian

Normalised sēarian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈsæ͜ɑː.ri.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈsæ͜ɑː · ri · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
wither

Meaning

  1. to wither

    Blǣd is ġehnǣġed; eorþan indryhto ealdað ond sēarað, swā nū monna ġehwylċ ġeond middanġeard.

    Glory has bowed down, Earth’s honor grows older and withers, like any of men over the world now.

    10th century, The Seafarer:

Conjugation

Conjugation of searian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sēariġesēarode
2nd singular sēarastsēarodest
3rd singular sēaraþsēarode
Plural sēariaþsēarodon
Subjunctive
Singular sēariġesēarode
Plural sēariġensēaroden
Non-finite forms of searian
Form
Infinitive sēarian
Inflected infinitive sēarienne
Imperative singular sēara
Imperative plural sēariaþ
Present participle sēariende
Past participle sēarodġesēarod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sauʀēn. Equivalent to sēar + -ian.

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