eren

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

eren

1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of ser
2. third-person plural imperfect indicative of ésser

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːrə(n)/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: eren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch êren. Equivalent to eer +‎ -en.

Alternative forms

• eeren (obsolete spelling)

Verb

eren

1. (transitive) to honor/honour, to pay homage/respects.

   Een Prinse van Oranje ben ik, vrij, onverveerd, den Koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geëerd.

   A prince of Orange am I, free, undaunted, the king of Spain I've always honoured.

2. (transitive) to respect, hold in high regard.
3. (transitive) to adorn, decorate.
4. (transitive) to (sometimes restore a fiancée's) honor by marriage

Inflection

Synonyms

(honor):

• eer betuigen

(respect):

• respecteren

(adorn):

• sieren
• tooien

Derived terms

• eerbaar
• eerlijk
• eerzaam
• eerder
• ering
• onteren
• vereren

Descendants

• Negerhollands: eer

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch êren, êrijn. Equivalent to eer (“copper, metal”) +‎ -en.

Adjective

eren (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) (made of) copper, cupreous, cupric, coppery
2. (obsolete) (made of) bronze

Inflection

Synonyms

(copper):

• koperen

(bronze):

• bronzen

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch ēren, from Old Dutch *erien, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti.

Verb

eren

1. (transitive, archaic) to plow (land)
2. (intransitive, archaic) to work with a plough

Inflection

Synonyms

(plow):

• ploegen
• beploegen
• doorploegen
• omploegen

Derived terms

• eerder
• eerlijn
• eerlint
• eerstok
• omeren

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

eren

1. plural of eer

Anagrams

• neer

Hungarian

Etymology

ér +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: eren

Noun

eren

1. superessive singular of ér

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From êre +‎ -en.

Verb

êren

1. to honour, to dignify
2. to worship

Inflection

Descendants

• Dutch: eren
• Limburgish: ieëre

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *erien, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti.

Verb

ēren

1. to plough

Inflection

Alternative forms

• ērien

Descendants

• Dutch: eren
• Limburgish: aere

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

êren

1. genitive/dative singular of êre

Further reading

• “eren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eren (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eren (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English erian, from Proto-West Germanic *arjan, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną.

Alternative forms

• eeren, ere, erie, erye, eyr, herie, herye, heryȝen
• ærien, erien (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːrən/, /ˈɛr(i)ən/

Verb

eren

1. To plow/plough or cultivate.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• erable
• erere

Related terms

• erd
• erthe

Descendants

• English: ear (archaic)
• Scots: ear

References

• “ēren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English ēaran, plural form of ēare, from Proto-Germanic *ausōnō, plural form of *ausô; equivalent to ere (“ear”) +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

eren

1. plural of ere (“auditory organ”)

Etymology 3

Noun

eren

1. Alternative form of ern (“eagle”)

Etymology 4

Noun

eren

1. Alternative form of iren

Etymology 5

Verb

eren

1. Alternative form of aren

Sumerian

Romanization

eren

1. Romanization of 𒂞 (eren)