-erian

See also: erian and eriän

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-urōn (frequentative suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-urōną. Cognate with Old High German -arōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ri.ɑn/

Suffix

-erian

  1. A frequentative suffix used to form verbs
    ‎flotian (“to float”) + ‎-erian → ‎floterian (“to flutter”)
    ‎wōp (“cry, lamentation”) + ‎-erian → ‎wōperian (“to weep”)
    flicorian ― to flicker

Conjugation

Conjugation of -erian (weak, class 2)
infinitive -erian -erienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular -eriġe -erode
second person singular -erast -erodest
third person singular -eraþ -erode
plural -eriaþ -erodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular -eriġe -erode
plural -eriġen -eroden
imperative
singular -era
plural -eriaþ
participle present past
-eriende (ġe)-erod

Descendants

  • Middle English: -eren, -er, -ere, -eryn, -re, -ryn, -rien, -ri, -ry (West Midlands)
    • English: -er
    • Middle Scots: -ir
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