amerren

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === amerre amorre (early Somerset); amarren, amærre (early Worcestershire); a-mure (late Essex) === Etymology === Inherited from Anglian Old English *āmerran (West Saxon Old English āmierran), from a- +‎ merren (“to harm”). For forms with /a/, see merren, while those with /u/ are from late West Saxon amyrran with backing of /y/ between /m/ and /r/. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmɛrən/ IPA(key): /aˈmarrə(n)/ (early Southwest Midland) IPA(key): /aˈmurrə/ (early Southern) === Verb === amerren (third-person singular simple present amerreth, present participle amerrende, amerrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle amerred) (transitive, uncommon) To destroy or ruin (a person or thing) Synonyms: destroyen, merren, stroyen (transitive, uncommon) To eliminate or extirpate (an abstraction or concept) Synonyms: destroyen, merren, stroyen ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “amerren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.