hyrian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === *herian, *hyrġean, *hyrġan — in derivatives === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *haʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *hazjaną (“to praise, call”). Doublet of herian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxyr.jɑn/, [ˈhyrˠ.jɑn] IPA(key): /ˈxy.ri.ɑn/, [ˈhy.ri.ɑn] === Verb === hyrian to imitate, emulate Synonyms: efnettan, ellenwōdian, lǣċan ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== æfterhyrian (“to follow another's example, imitate, resemble”) hyring f (“imitation, emulation”) ofhyrian (“to imitate”) onhyrian (“to imitate”) === References === Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882 T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921