"aren" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈaːrən/, /ˈarən/ Forms: are [alternative], ere [alternative], eren [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *arun? Old English earon Middle English aren From Old English earon, earun, aron, alternative present plural of wesan (“to be”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *arun, an innovated third-person present plural of *beuną (“to be, become”). See the etymology of English are. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:earon<ety:inh<gem-pro:*arun<unc>>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *arun? Old English earon Middle English aren, {{inh|enm|ang|earon}} Old English earon, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*arun}} Proto-Germanic *arun, {{m+|en|are|id=be}} English are Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} aren
  1. plural present indicative of been Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present Form of: been
    Sense id: en-aren-enm-verb-cIvwEK~M Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} aren
  1. (Ormulum) alternative form of oren Tags: Ormulum, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: oren
    Sense id: en-aren-enm-verb-pNOnxjJD Categories (other): Ormulum
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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