See also: Arian and -arian

Old English edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀēn, from Proto-Germanic *aizāną (to spare; protect; honour); equivalent to ār (honour) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ārian

  1. to show mercy to, spare
    • Nænegum arað leode Deniga ac he lust wigeð, swefeð ond sændeþ.
      He spares none of the Danish people, but carries on his delight, slaying and dispatching.
      (Beowulf ll. 598-600)

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: oren, aren; arenn

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French aryen.

Adjective edit

arian m or n (feminine singular ariană, masculine plural arieni, feminine and neuter plural ariene)

  1. Aryan

Declension edit

Swedish edit

Noun edit

arian

  1. definite singular of aria

Welsh edit

 
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Arian

Etymology edit

From Middle Welsh ariant, from Old Welsh argant, from Proto-Brythonic *arɣant, from Proto-Celtic *argantom (silver), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (white; shine). Compare Breton arc'hant, Irish airgead and Latin argentum.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

arian m (usually uncountable, plural ariannau or ariannoedd)

  1. silver, argent
  2. money
    Synonym: pres

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

arian (feminine singular arian, plural arian, not comparable)

  1. silver, silvern (made of silver)
  2. silver, silvery (in colour)
  3. (figurative) silvery

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arian unchanged unchanged harian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arian”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies