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): /ˈɑː.ri.ɑn/

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	ārienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āriġe	ārode
second person singular	ārast	ārodest
third person singular	āraþ	ārode
plural	āriaþ	ārodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āriġe	ārode
plural	āriġen	āroden
imperative
singular	āra
plural	āriaþ
participle	present	past
	āriende	(ġe)ārod

Descendants

• Middle English: aren, oren

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Swedish

Noun

arian

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of aria

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Welsh

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

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
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
arian	unchanged	unchanged	harian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.