arian

See also: Arian and -arian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aizijaną (“to spare; protect; honour”), related to Old English ār.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːriɑn/

Verb

ārian

  1. to show mercy to, spare
    Nænegum arað leode Deniga ac he lust wigeð, swefeð ond sændeþ.
    He spares none of the Danish people, but carries on his delight, slaying and dispatching. (Beowulf ll. 598-600)

Conjugation
Conjugation of ārian (weak class 2)
infinitive ārian tō ārienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ārie
āriġe		 ārode
2nd-person singular ārast ārodest
3rd-person singular āraþ ārode
plural āriaþ
āriġaþ		 ārodon
subjunctive present past
singular ārie
āriġe		 ārode
plural ārien
āriġen		 āroden
imperative
singular āra
plural āriaþ
āriġaþ
participle present past
āriende
āriġende		 (ġe)ārod

Descendants

Swedish

Noun

arian

  1. definite singular of aria

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ariant, from Old Welsh argant, from Proto-Brythonic *arɣant, from Proto-Celtic *argantom (“silver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“white; shine”). Compare Irish airgead and Latin argentum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈarjan/

Noun

arian m (uncountable)

  1. money
  2. silver, argent

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
arian unchanged unchanged harian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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