læran

See also: läran

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną, from *laizō (“teaching”).

Cognate with Old Frisian lēra, Old Saxon lērian, Dutch lēren, Old High German lēren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæː.rɑn/

Verb

lǣran

1. to teach

   Mīn mōdor lǣrde mē þæt iċ ne wurpe stānas on crypelas.

   My mother taught me not to throw stones at cripples.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lǣran (weak class 1)

infinitive	lǣran	lǣrenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	lǣre	lǣrde
second person singular	lǣrest, lǣrst	lǣrdest
third person singular	lǣreþ, lǣrþ	lǣrde
plural	lǣraþ	lǣrdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	lǣre	lǣrde
plural	lǣren	lǣrden
imperative
singular	lǣr
plural	lǣraþ
participle	present	past
	lǣrende	(ġe)lǣred

Derived terms

• forlǣran
• ġelǣran
• lǣring

Descendants

• Middle English: leren
  • English: lere, leer

See also

• leornian