Participles
| Present | sēariende |
| Past | (ġe)sēarod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | sēariġe |
| 2nd sing. | sēarast |
| 3rd sing. | sēaraþ |
| 1st plur. | sēariaþ |
| 2nd plur. | sēariaþ |
| 3rd plur. | sēariaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | sēarode |
| 2nd sing. | sēarodest |
| 3rd sing. | sēarode |
| 1st plur. | sēarodon |
| 2nd plur. | sēarodon |
| 3rd plur. | sēarodon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | sēariġe |
| 2nd sing. | sēariġe |
| 3rd sing. | sēariġe |
| 1st plur. | sēariġen |
| 2nd plur. | sēariġen |
| 3rd plur. | sēariġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | sēarode |
| 2nd sing. | sēarode |
| 3rd sing. | sēarode |
| 1st plur. | sēaroden |
| 2nd plur. | sēaroden |
| 3rd plur. | sēaroden |
Imperative
| Singular | sēara |
| Plural | sēariaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'searian'
searian,
Verbs similar to 'searian'
sparian,
starian,
abarian,
amarian,
arian,
barian,
beagian,
betrian,
bewarian,
carian,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sauʀēn. Equivalent to sēar + -ian.
Sample Sentences
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Blǣd is ġehnǣġed; eorþan indryhto ealdað ond sēarað, swā nū monna ġehwylċ ġeond middanġeard. (Glory has bowed down, Earth’s honor grows older and withers, like any of men over the world now.) [10th century, The Seafarer:]
Cognates
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