herian

See also: herían

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxer.jɑn/, [ˈherˠ.jɑn]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *haʀjan.

Alternative forms

• hærian, heriġan, herġan, herġean, heriġean

Verb

herian

1. to praise; honor
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

     Iċ herie þā wǣpnu and þone wer.

     I praise the weapons and the man.

   • c. 992, Ælfric, "Midlent Sunday"

     On ōðre wīsan wē sċēawiaþ mētinge and on ōðre wīsan stafas. Ne gǣþ nā māre tō mētinge būtan þæt þū hit ġesēo and herie. Nis nā ġenōg þæt þū stafas sċēawiġe būtan þū hīe ēac rǣde and þæt andġiet understande.

     We look at pictures in one way and letters in another. You don't do anything with a painting except see it and praise it. Looking at letters is not enough unless you also read them and understand the meaning.

Conjugation

Conjugation of herian (weak class 1)

infinitive	herian	herienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	herie	herede
second person singular	herest	heredest
third person singular	hereþ	herede
plural	heriaþ	heredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	herie	herede
plural	herien	hereden
imperative
singular	here
plural	heriaþ
participle	present	past
	heriende	(ġe)hered

Synonyms

• lofian (much less common)

Derived terms

• herenes
• hereword
• hering

Descendants

• Middle English: herien, heryen
  • English: herry

Etymology 2

Verb

herian

1. Alternative form of herewian

Conjugation

Conjugation of herian (weak class 2)

infinitive	herian	herienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	heriġe	herode
second person singular	herast	herodest
third person singular	heraþ	herode
plural	heriaþ	herodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	heriġe	herode
plural	heriġen	heroden
imperative
singular	hera
plural	heriaþ
participle	present	past
	heriende	(ġe)herod