"aren" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: From Middle English aren, from Old English earon, earun, present plural indicative of Old English bēon (“to be”). Equivalent to are + -en. More at are. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aren}} Middle English aren, {{inh|en|ang|earon}} Old English earon, {{der|en|ang|bēon|t=to be}} Old English bēon (“to be”), {{suf|en|are|-en|id2=plural present}} are + -en Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} aren
  1. (obsolete or dialectal) first-person plural simple present of be Tags: dialectal, first-person, form-of, obsolete, plural, present Form of: be
    Sense id: en-aren-en-verb-QAoGM7Wt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (plural present) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (plural present): 34 33 33
  2. (obsolete or dialectal) second-person plural simple present of be Tags: dialectal, form-of, obsolete, plural, present, second-person Form of: be
    Sense id: en-aren-en-verb-CIjjTDs5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (plural present) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (plural present): 34 33 33
  3. (obsolete or dialectal) third-person plural simple present of be Tags: dialectal, form-of, obsolete, plural, present, third-person Form of: be
    Sense id: en-aren-en-verb-sZ3fUkaf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (plural present) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (plural present): 34 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arn
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