rarian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rairōn (“to roar, cry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑː.ri.ɑn/

Verb

rārian

1. to roar, bellow, boom

Conjugation

Conjugation of rārian (weak class 2)

infinitive	rārian	rārienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	rāriġe	rārode
second person singular	rārast	rārodest
third person singular	rāraþ	rārode
plural	rāriaþ	rārodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	rāriġe	rārode
plural	rāriġen	rāroden
imperative
singular	rāra
plural	rāriaþ
participle	present	past
	rāriende	(ġe)rārod

Derived terms

• ġerār

Descendants

• Middle English: raren, roren
  • English: roar
  • Scots: rare, rair
  • >? Scots: rere, reir