Participles
| Present | eriende |
| Past | (ġe)ered; (ġe)erod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | erie |
| 2nd sing. | erast |
| 3rd sing. | eraþ |
| 1st plur. | eriaþ |
| 2nd plur. | eriaþ |
| 3rd plur. | eriaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | erede |
| 2nd sing. | eredest |
| 3rd sing. | erede |
| 1st plur. | eredon |
| 2nd plur. | eredon |
| 3rd plur. | eredon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | erie |
| 2nd sing. | erie |
| 3rd sing. | erie |
| 1st plur. | erien |
| 2nd plur. | erien |
| 3rd plur. | erien |
Past
| 1st sing. | erede |
| 2nd sing. | erede |
| 3rd sing. | erede |
| 1st plur. | ereden |
| 2nd plur. | ereden |
| 3rd plur. | ereden |
Verbs conjugated like 'erian'
erian,
Verbs similar to 'erian'
arian,
derian,
eþian,
ferian,
herian,
merian,
nerian,
werian,
ærnan,
ætrian,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *arjaną, whence also Old High German erran, Old Norse erja. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- (“to plough”). Non-Germanic cognates include Latin arō, Ancient Greek ἀρόω (aróō), Old Irish airid, Old Church Slavonic орати (orati), Albanian arë (“arable land, soil”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*arjaną', Old High German 'erran', Latin '
arō', Old Irish '
airid', Old Church Slavonic '
орати'.
Verbs referencing "erian"
Latin
aro, Old Church Slavonic
орати, Middle English
eren.
Sample Sentences
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early 11th century, anonymous gloss of Ælfric's Latin Colloquy (c. 995) (Every day I have to plow a full acre or more.)
Cognates
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