nerian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan.

Cognate with Old Frisian nera, Old Saxon nerian, Old High German nerian (German nähren).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈner.jɑn/, [ˈnerˠ.jɑn]

Verb

nerian

  1. to save; rescue; preserve
    • Wyrd oft nereð / unfægne eorl þonne his ellen deah. ― Fate will often save a man not fated to die, when his courage is strong. (Beowulf, ll. 572-3)

Conjugation
Conjugation of nerian (weak class 1)
infinitive nerian nerienne
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

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan. Cognate with Old English nerian, modern Dutch (ge)neren.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ri.ɑn/, [ˈne.ri.ɑn]

Verb

nerian

  1. to save
    that kind uueldi nerean af ther nōdi - the child wanted to save himself from need. (Heliand, verse 2102)

Conjugation
Conjugation of nerian (weak class 1)
infinitive nerian
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
  • Middle Low German: nēren
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