werian
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *wazjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon werian, Old High German werien, Old Norse verja.
Verb edit
werian
- to wear
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
- Be þām hringum man meahte witan hwæt Rōmāna duguþe ġefeallen wæs, for þon þe hit wæs þēaw mid him on þām dagum þæt nān ōðer ne mōste gyldenne hring werian būtan hē æðeles cynnes wǣre.
- You could tell by the rings how much of the Roman nobility had fallen, because the custom back then was that no one could wear a gold ring unless they were from a noble family.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of werian (weak class 1)
infinitive | werian | werienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | werie | werede |
second person singular | werest | weredest |
third person singular | wereþ | werede |
plural | weriaþ | weredon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | werie | werede |
plural | werien | wereden |
imperative | ||
singular | were | |
plural | weriaþ | |
participle | present | past |
weriende | (ġe)wered |
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *warjan.
Cognate with Old Saxon werian, Middle Dutch weren (Dutch weren), Old High German werien (German wehren), Old Norse verja (Swedish värja).
Verb edit
werian
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of werian (weak class 1)
infinitive | werian | werienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | werie | werede |
second person singular | werest | weredest |
third person singular | wereþ | werede |
plural | weriaþ | weredon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | werie | werede |
plural | werien | wereden |
imperative | ||
singular | were | |
plural | weriaþ | |
participle | present | past |
weriende | (ġe)wered |
Descendants edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to remain, dwell”).
Verb edit
werian
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of werian (weak class 2)
infinitive | werian | werienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | weriġe | werode |
second person singular | werast | werodest |
third person singular | weraþ | werode |
plural | weriaþ | werodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | weriġe | werode |
plural | weriġen | weroden |
imperative | ||
singular | wera | |
plural | weriaþ | |
participle | present | past |
weriende | (ġe)werod |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: weren