hreran

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxreː.rɑn/, [ˈr̥eː.rɑn]

Verb

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hrēran

  1. to move
  2. to shake
  3. to stir
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Oft him ānhaga ·  āre gebīdeð,
      Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ
      ġeond lagulāde · longe sċeolde
      hrēran mid hondum · hrīmċealde sǣ,
      wadan wræclāstas. · Wyrd bið ful ārǣd.
      A loner oft waits a grace for himself,
      Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful,
      through a sea-way he should for long
      stir the frost-cold sea with hands,
      travel paths of exile. Fate is well stalwart.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: rēren; (rōrien)
    • English: rear (to move; stir)

References

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