werian

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Old English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *wazjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon werian, Old High German werien, Old Norse verja.

Verb

werian

  2. to use, put on, wear (clothes, ornaments, etc.)
    • 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.
Conjugation
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
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: werien, weren

Etymology 2

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

werian

  2. to hinder, restrain; to dam up
  3. to defend, protect
Conjugation
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

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to remain, dwell”).

Verb

werian

  2. to remain, continue, dwell
Conjugation
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
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