tarien

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tarre, tarry, tarie

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French tariier, tarier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtari(ː)ən/

Verb

tarien

1. to incite wrath, be vexatious
2. to provoke, irritate, annoy
3. to harass, trouble, vex
4. to exhaust (sb.), tire out
5. to provoke

Conjugation

Conjugation of tarien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) tarien, tarie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tarie	taried
2nd-person singular	tariest	tariedest
3rd-person singular	tarieth	taried
subjunctive singular	tarie
imperative singular		—
plural1	tarien, tarie	tarieden, tariede
imperative plural	tarieth, tarie	—
participles	tariynge, tariende	taried, ytaried

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• Yola: thar

References

• “tarī̆en, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.