Part of speech: verb
Verb type: weak verb (1)
to plough; to till, cultivate (land) (also eriȝean, eriȝan)
Etymology
[Mod E EAR arch ← Prot-Germ *arjan; Goth arjan; O Fris era, ara; OHG erien, erren; Icel erja ← Indo-Europ *ar-; Anc Gr ἀρόω; Lat arāre; O Ir airid; Lith árti; O Slav орати (Russ орать)]
Paradigm
4.2.1 (a)
(a) with a short root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to plough | erian | erede |
to perform, commit | fremman | fremede |
(b) with a long root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to feed | fédan | fédde |
to keep, observe | cépan | cépte |
to send | sendan | sende |
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