nerian – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of nerian

Infinitive

nerian
nerienne

Participles

Presentneriende
Past(ġe)nered

Indicative

Present

1st sing.nerie
2nd sing.nerest
3rd sing.nereþ
1st plur.neriaþ
2nd plur.neriaþ
3rd plur.neriaþ

Past

1st sing.nerede
2nd sing.neredest
3rd sing.nerede
1st plur.neredon
2nd plur.neredon
3rd plur.neredon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.nerie
2nd sing.nerie
3rd sing.nerie
1st plur.nerien
2nd plur.nerien
3rd plur.nerien

Past

1st sing.nerede
2nd sing.nerede
3rd sing.nerede
1st plur.nereden
2nd plur.nereden
3rd plur.nereden

Imperative

Singularnere
Pluralneriaþ

Etymology

1. From Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan.
2. Cognate with Old Frisian nera, Old Saxon nerian, Old High German nerian (German nähren). See: Old Saxon 'nerian', Old High German 'nerian', German, old spelling 'nähren'.

Verbs referencing "nerian"

Old Saxon nerian.

Sample Sentences

  • Wyrd oft nereð / unfǣġne eorl þonne his ellen dēah. (Fate will often save a man not fated to die, when his courage is strong. (Beowulf, ll. 572-3))

Cognates

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