-erian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === -orian === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *-urōn (frequentative suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-urōną. Cognate with Old High German -arōn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ri.ɑn/ === Suffix === -erian A frequentative suffix used to form verbs ‎flotian (“to float”) + ‎-erian → ‎floterian (“to flutter”) ‎wōp (“cry, lamentation”) + ‎-erian → ‎wōperian (“to weep”) flicorian ― to flicker ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: -eren, -er, -ere, -eryn, -re, -ryn, -rien, -ri, -ry (West Midland)English: -erMiddle Scots: -irScots: -er