nerian

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan.

Cognate with Old Frisian nera, Old Saxon nerian, Old High German nerian (German nähren).

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nerian

  1. to save; rescue; preserve
    • Wyrd oft nereð / unfǣġne eorl þonne his ellen dēah.Fate will often save a man not fated to die, when his courage is strong. (Beowulf, ll. 572-3)

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan. Cognate with Old English nerian, modern Dutch (ge)neren.

Pronunciation

Verb

nerian

  1. to save
    that kind uueldi nerean af ther nōdi - the child wanted to save himself from need. (Heliand, verse 2102)

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Descendants

  • Middle Low German: nēren