searian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sauʀēn. Equivalent to sēar +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæ͜ɑː.ri.ɑn/

Verb

sēarian

  1. to wither
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sēarian (weak, class 2)
infinitive sēarian sēarienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sēariġe sēarode
second person singular sēarast sēarodest
third person singular sēaraþ sēarode
plural sēariaþ sēarodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sēariġe sēarode
plural sēariġen sēaroden
imperative
singular sēara
plural sēariaþ
participle present past
sēariende (ġe)sēarod

Derived terms

  • āsēarian
  • forsēarian
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