nerian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === neriġan, nerġan, neriġean === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan. Cognate with Old Frisian nera, Old Saxon nerian, Old High German nerian (German nähren). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈner.jɑn/, [ˈnerˠ.jɑn] Rhymes: -er.jɑn IPA(key): /ˈne.ri.ɑn/ === Verb === nerian to save; rescue; preserve Wyrd oft nereð / unfǣġne eorl þonne his ellen dēah. ― Fate will often save a man not fated to die, when his courage is strong. (Beowulf, ll. 572-3) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġenerian nerġend, neriend, neriġend (“savior”) == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan. Cognate with Old English nerian, modern Dutch (ge)neren. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ri.ɑn/, [ˈne.ri.ɑn] === Verb === nerian to save, rescue ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: nēren Low German: nähren