awerian

== Old English == === Etymology === Equivalent to ā- +‎ werian === Alternative forms === āweriġan, āwerġan === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːˈwer.jɑn/, [ɑːˈwerˠ.jɑn] IPA(key): /ɑːˈwe.ri.ɑn/ === Verb === āwerian to ward off to defend, protect to cover Exeter Book, riddle 40 to wear, wear out ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “á-werian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.