ræran

See also: raerán

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *raizijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈræː.rɑn/

Verb

rǣran

1. to raise, set upright, begin, create, rouse, promote

Conjugation

Conjugation of rǣran (weak class 1)

infinitive	rǣran	rǣrenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	rǣre	rǣrde
second person singular	rǣrest, rǣrst	rǣrdest
third person singular	rǣreþ, rǣrþ	rǣrde
plural	rǣraþ	rǣrdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	rǣre	rǣrde
plural	rǣren	rǣrden
imperative
singular	rǣr
plural	rǣraþ
participle	present	past
	rǣrende	(ġe)rǣred

Descendants

• Middle English: reren
  • English: rear
  • Scots: rere, reir