tarien

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French tariier, tarier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtari(ː)ən/

Verb

tarien

  1. to incite wrath, be vexatious
  2. to provoke, irritate, annoy
  3. to harass, trouble, vex
  4. to exhaust (sb.), tire out
  5. to provoke

Conjugation

Conjugation of tarien (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) tarien, tarie
present tense past tense
1st-person singular tarie taried
2nd-person singular tariest tariedest
3rd-person singular tarieth taried
subjunctive singular tarie
imperative singular
plural1 tarien, tarie tarieden, tariede
imperative plural tarieth, tarie
participles tariynge, tariende taried, ytaried

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • Yola: thar

References