herian

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See also: herían

Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *haʀjan.

Alternative forms

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
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: herien, heryen

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
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