sarian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sairōn, equivalent to sār +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑː.ri.ɑn/

Verb

sārian

1. to be sore
2. to be hurt; feel pain for; feel sorry or apologetic for
3. to be sad; be pained; grieve

Conjugation

Conjugation of sārian (weak class 2)

infinitive	sārian	sārienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sāriġe	sārode
second person singular	sārast	sārodest
third person singular	sāraþ	sārode
plural	sāriaþ	sārodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sāriġe	sārode
plural	sāriġen	sāroden
imperative
singular	sāra
plural	sāriaþ
participle	present	past
	sāriende	(ġe)sārod

Related terms

• sārgian
• sāriġ

Descendants

• Middle English: saren, soren
  • English: sore
  • Scots: sare, sair