nerian
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan.
Cognate with Old Frisian nera, Old Saxon nerian, Old High German nerian (German nähren).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editnerian
- 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)
Conjugation
editConjugation of nerian (weak class 1)
infinitive | nerian | nerienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | nerie | nerede |
second person singular | nerest | neredest |
third person singular | nereþ | nerede |
plural | neriaþ | neredon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | nerie | nerede |
plural | nerien | nereden |
imperative | ||
singular | nere | |
plural | neriaþ | |
participle | present | past |
neriende | (ġe)nered |
Derived terms
editOld Saxon
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan. Cognate with Old English nerian, modern Dutch (ge)neren.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editnerian
- to save
- that kind uueldi nerean af ther nōdi - the child wanted to save himself from need. (Heliand, verse 2102)
Conjugation
editConjugation of nerian (weak class 1)
infinitive | nerian | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | neriu | nerida |
2nd person singular | neris | nerides |
3rd person singular | nerid | nerida |
plural | neriad | neridun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | nerie | neridi |
2nd person singular | neries | neridis |
3rd person singular | nerie | neridi |
plural | nerien | neridin |
imperative | present | |
singular | neri | |
plural | neriad | |
participle | present | past |
neriandi | ginerid, nerid |
Descendants
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- Old Saxon verbs
- Old Saxon class 1 weak verbs