ætrian

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aitrōn, from Proto-Germanic *aitrōną (“to fester, putrify”), equivalent to ātor (“poison”) +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old High German eitarōn, eittarōn, Old Norse eitra.

Pronunciation

Verb

ǣtrian

  1. (transitive) to poison
  2. (transitive) to envenom
  3. (intransitive) to make or become poisonous

Conjugation

Conjugation of ǣtrian (weak class 2)
infinitive ǣtrian ǣtrienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ǣtriġe ǣtrode
second person singular ǣtrast ǣtrodest
third person singular ǣtraþ ǣtrode
plural ǣtriaþ ǣtrodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ǣtriġe ǣtrode
plural ǣtriġen ǣtroden
imperative
singular ǣtra
plural ǣtriaþ
participle present past
ǣtriende (ġe)ǣtrod

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Descendants

  • Middle English: attren
    • English: atter
    • Scots: etter (vocalism may be due to influence from Old Norse eitra)
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