hreran

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxreː.rɑn/, [ˈr̥eː.rɑn]

Verb

hrēran (West Saxon)

  1. to move
  2. to shake
  3. to stir
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Oft him ānhaga ·  āre gebīdeð,
      Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ
      ġeond lagulāde · longe sċeolde
      hrēran mid hondum · hrīmċealde sǣ,
      wadan wræclāstas. · Wyrd bið ful ārǣd.
      A loner oft waits a grace for himself,
      Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful,
      through a sea-way he should for long
      stir the frost-cold sea with hands,
      travel paths of exile. Fate is well stalwart.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hrēran (weak, class 1)
infinitive hrēran hrērenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hrēre hrērde
second person singular hrērest, hrērst hrērdest
third person singular hrēreþ, hrērþ hrērde
plural hrēraþ hrērdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hrēre hrērde
plural hrēren hrērden
imperative
singular hrēr
plural hrēraþ
participle present past
hrērende (ġe)hrēred

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: rēren; (rōrien)
    • English: rear (“to move; stir”)

References

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