erian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === eriġan, erġan === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *arjaną, whence also Old High German erran, Old Norse erja. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- (“to plough”). Non-Germanic cognates include Latin arō, Ancient Greek ἀρόω (aróō), Old Irish airid, Old Church Slavonic орати (orati), Albanian arë (“arable land, soil”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈer.jɑn/, [ˈerˠ.jɑn] Rhymes: -er.jɑn IPA(key): /ˈe.ri.ɑn/ === Verb === erian to plough early 11th century, anonymous gloss of Ælfric's Latin Colloquy (c. 995) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: eren, eere, eeren, ere, ærien (Early Middle English), ayre, er, eyr (Northern, Northwest Midland), erie, erien, erye, herie, herien, herye (especially East Saxon, Southern, Southwest Midland), eryȝe, heryȝe, heryȝen (Essex)English: ear (archaic)Middle Scots: ere, eyrScots: ear