wiernan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *warnijan, from Proto-Germanic *warnijaną, from *warnō (obstacle); related to werian (to protect). Cognate with Old Frisian werna, Old Norse verna (Danish værne). Compare wearnian.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwi͜yr.nɑn/, [ˈwi͜yrˠ.nɑn]

Verb

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wiernan (West Saxon)

  1. to refuse, deny
    • c. 1005, Wulfstan, Laws of Edward and Guthrum[1]:
      Ġif dēaþsċyldiġ man sċriftsprǣċe ġierne, ne him man nǣfre ne wierne.
      If someone condemned to death desires confession, it should never be refused to them.
  2. to reject, decline
  3. to withhold
  4. to forbid, prevent

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