herian – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of herian

Infinitive

herian
herienne

Participles

Presentheriende
Past(ġe)hered; (ġe)herod

Indicative

Present

1st sing.herie; heriġe
2nd sing.herest; herast
3rd sing.hereþ; heraþ
1st plur.heriaþ
2nd plur.heriaþ
3rd plur.heriaþ

Past

1st sing.herede; herode
2nd sing.heredest; herodest
3rd sing.herede; herode
1st plur.heredon; herodon
2nd plur.heredon; herodon
3rd plur.heredon; herodon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.herie; heriġe
2nd sing.herie; heriġe
3rd sing.herie; heriġe
1st plur.herien; heriġen
2nd plur.herien; heriġen
3rd plur.herien; heriġen

Past

1st sing.herede; herode
2nd sing.herede; herode
3rd sing.herede; herode
1st plur.hereden; heroden
2nd plur.hereden; heroden
3rd plur.hereden; heroden

Imperative

Singularhere; hera
Pluralheriaþ

Verbs conjugated like 'herian'

bismerian, grimsian, herian, temian, werian,

Verbs similar to 'herian'

derian, erian, ferian, harian, hegian, helian, heran, hergan, hergian, hyrian,

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haʀjan.

Verbs referencing "herian"

English herry, English herye, Middle English herien.

Sample Sentences

  • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
  • Iċ herie þā wǣpnu and þone wer. (I praise the weapons and the man.)
  • c. 992, Ælfric, "Midlent Sunday"
  • On ōðre wīsan wē sċēawiaþ mētinge and on ōðre wīsan stafas. Ne gǣþ nā māre tō mētinge būtan þæt þū hit ġesēo and herie. Nis nā ġenōg þæt þū stafas sċēawiġe būtan þū hīe ēac rǣde and þæt andġiet understande. (We look at pictures in one way and letters in another. You don't do anything with a painting except see it and praise it. Looking at letters is not enough unless you also read them and understand the meaning.)

Cognates

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