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Old English · verb

teran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class IV
IPA
/ˈte.rɑn/
Syllables
ˈte · rɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
tearrend

Meaning

  1. to tear (rend)

Conjugation

Conjugation of teran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular teretær
2nd singular tiresttirsttǣre
3rd singular tireþtirþtær
Plural teraþtǣron
Subjunctive
Singular teretǣre
Plural terentǣren
Non-finite forms of teran
Form
Infinitive teran
Inflected infinitive terenne
Imperative singular ter
Imperative plural teraþ
Present participle terende
Past participle torenġetoren

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *teran, whence also Old Saxon teran and Old High German zeran.

Descendants

tear

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