warian

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.ri.ɑn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną, whence also Old High German warōn, Old Norse vara.

Verb

warian

1. (intransitive) to beware
2. (transitive) to make ware, make aware
3. (transitive) to warn
4. (reflexive) to guard oneself (against), be on one's guard
5. (intransitive) to take heed, be careful, take precaution
6. (transitive) to guard, keep, hold
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,
     ferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.

     His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,
     the cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.

7. (transitive) to ward off, repel

Conjugation

Conjugation of warian (weak class 2)

infinitive	warian	warienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wariġe	warode
second person singular	warast	warodest
third person singular	waraþ	warode
plural	wariaþ	warodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wariġe	warode
plural	wariġen	waroden
imperative
singular	wara
plural	wariaþ
participle	present	past
	wariende	(ġe)warod

Derived terms

• bewarian

Descendants

• Middle English: warien, waren
  • Scots: war, ware
  • English: ware

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *waʀōn.

Verb

warian

1. to remain
2. to continue

Conjugation

Conjugation of warian (weak class 2)

infinitive	warian	warienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wariġe	warode
second person singular	warast	warodest
third person singular	waraþ	warode
plural	wariaþ	warodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wariġe	warode
plural	wariġen	waroden
imperative
singular	wara
plural	wariaþ
participle	present	past
	wariende	(ġe)warod

Related terms

• werian

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *warjan (“to ward off, defend, protect”).

Alternative forms

• werian

Verb

warian

1. to make an agreement with

Conjugation

Conjugation of warian (weak class 1)

infinitive	warian	warienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	warie	warede
second person singular	warest	waredest
third person singular	wareþ	warede
plural	wariaþ	waredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	warie	warede
plural	warien	wareden
imperative
singular	ware
plural	wariaþ
participle	present	past
	wariende	(ġe)wared

Descendants

• Middle English: waren (“to use, spend, pay”) (merged with Old Norse verja (“to expend”))