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ERIAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
ERIAN, erigan, erigean, to erianne, eríganne, erigenne; part, erigende; p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.
Wright's OE grammar
§525;
To plough, EAR ; iărāre
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  • For cíele nele se sláwa erian [erigan MS. Cot.]

    propter frīgus pĭger ărāre nonvult,

    • Past. 39,
      • 2;
    • Hat. MS. 53a, 14,
      • 15.

  • Nylle erigean [erian MS. Cot.]

    nonvult ărāre,

    • 39,
      • 2;
    • Hat. MS. 53a,
      • 18.

  • Míne æceras ic erige

    mei agros ăro,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 15
      • ;
    • Som. 19,
      • 44.

  • Ðú erast

    thou ploughest,

    • Homl. Th. i. 488,
      • 84.

  • Ðǽr yrþling ne eraþ

    where husbandman ploughs not,

    i.
    • 464,
      • 25.

  • Ðæt lytle ðæt he erede, he erede mid horsan

    the little that he ploughed, he ploughed with horses.

    • Ors. 1,
      • 1;
    • Bos. 20,
      • 31.

  • Era mid ðínum oxan

    plough with thine ox.

    • Prov. Kmbl. 67
      • .

  • Hit is tíma to erigenne [eriganne MS. D.]

    tempus est ărandi,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 24
      • ;
    • Som. 25,
      • 17.

  • Me is to erigenne [erianne MS. D.]

    ărandum esi mĭhi,

    • 24
      • ;
    • Som. 25,
      • 19.

  • Hæfst ðú æceras to erigenne [eriganne MS. D.]

    hăbes agros ad ărandum?

    • 24
      • ;
    • Som. 25,
      • 20.

  • Erigende ic geþeó

    ărando prōfĭcio,

    • 24
      • ;
    • Som. 25,
      • 18.

  • Hwylc eówer hæfþ eregendne þeów

    quis vestrum hăbet servum ărantem?

    • Lk. Bos. 17,
      • 7.

  • Ergende

    ploughing,

    • Chr. 876
      • ;
    • Th. 144, 32, col. 1
      • .
Etymology
[
Wyc.ere , eren , eeren to plough:
Piers P. erien , erie , erye :
Chauc. ere :
Laym. ærien :
O. Frs. era :
Out. Kil. erien , eren , eeren , æren :
Ger. ären , eren :
M. H. Ger. ern :
O. H. Ger. aran , erran ărāre:
Goth. aryan to plough:
Swed. ärja :
Icel. erja :
Lat. ărāre :
Grk. ἀροῦν to plough, till
.]
Derived forms
ge-erian, on-
Linked entries
v.  ærian.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ERIAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/9701.

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