See werian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
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"1": "enm",
"2": "werien",
"3": "weren"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: werien, weren"
},
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{
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"1": "sco",
"2": "were",
"3": "weir"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Scots: were, weir"
},
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "wear"
},
"expansion": "English: wear",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "English: wear"
}
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{
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"1": "ang",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*wes-",
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},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
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{
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"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "ine-pro",
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},
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},
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"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*waʀjan"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*wazjaną"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wazjaną",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "werian"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon werian",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "werien"
},
"expansion": "Old High German werien",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "verja"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse verja",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *wazjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon werian, Old High German werien, Old Norse verja.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "weak",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "1",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "werian",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "werienne",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "werie",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "weredest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wereþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "werede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "weriaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weredon",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "werie",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werien",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "wereden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "were",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "weriaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weriende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "wered",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġewered",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "werian",
"name": "ang-verb"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "werian<w1>"
},
"name": "ang-conj"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"derived": [
{
"word": "ġewerian"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "You could tell by the rings how much of the Roman nobility had fallen, because the custom back then was that no one could wear a gold ring unless they were from a noble family.",
"text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans\nBe þām hringum man meahte witan hwæt Rōmāna duguþe ġefeallen wæs, for þon þe hit wæs þēaw mid him on þām dagum þæt nān ōðer ne mōste gyldenne hring werian būtan hē æðeles cynnes wǣre.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to use, put on, wear (clothes, ornaments, etc.)"
],
"id": "en-werian-ang-verb-ang:wear",
"links": [
[
"use",
"use"
],
[
"put on",
"put on"
],
[
"wear",
"wear"
]
],
"senseid": [
"ang:wear"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈwer.jɑn/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈwerˠ.jɑn]"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "werġan"
}
],
"word": "werian"
}
{
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "werien"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: werien",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: werien"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sco",
"2": "were",
"3": "wer",
"4": "weir"
},
"expansion": "Scots: were, wer, weir",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Scots: were, wer, weir"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "wear"
},
"expansion": "English: wear",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "English: wear"
}
],
"etymology_number": 2,
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{
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"1": "ang",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*wer-",
"id": "heed"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
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"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "ine-pro",
"inh": "1"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*warjan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *warjan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "werian"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon werian",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "weren"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch weren",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "weren"
},
"expansion": "Dutch weren",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "werien"
},
"expansion": "Old High German werien",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "wehren"
},
"expansion": "German wehren",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "verja"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse verja",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "värja"
},
"expansion": "Swedish värja",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *warjan.\nCognate with Old Saxon werian, Middle Dutch weren (Dutch weren), Old High German werien (German wehren), Old Norse verja (Swedish värja).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "weak",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "1",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "werian",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "werienne",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "werie",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "weredest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wereþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "werede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "weriaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weredon",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "werie",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werien",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "wereden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "were",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "weriaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weriende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "wered",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġewered",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "werian",
"name": "ang-verb"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "werian<w1>"
},
"name": "ang-conj"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 63 12 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "10 68 10 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 83 4 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to hinder, restrain; to dam up"
],
"id": "en-werian-ang-verb-ang:hinder",
"links": [
[
"hinder",
"hinder"
],
[
"restrain",
"restrain"
],
[
"dam up",
"dam up"
]
],
"senseid": [
"ang:hinder"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to defend, protect"
],
"id": "en-werian-ang-verb-8Ci1wivK",
"links": [
[
"defend",
"defend"
],
[
"protect",
"protect"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈwer.jɑn/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈwerˠ.jɑn]"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "werġan"
}
],
"word": "werian"
}
{
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{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "weren"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: weren",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: weren"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*weʀēn"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*weʀēn"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*wes-",
"t": "to remain, dwell"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to remain, dwell”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to remain, dwell”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "weak",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "2",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "werian",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "werienne",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "weriġe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werode",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werast",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werodest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "weraþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "werode",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "weriaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "werodon",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "weriġe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werode",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "weriġen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weroden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wera",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "weriaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weriende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "werod",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġewerod",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"head": "werian"
},
"expansion": "werian",
"name": "ang-verb"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "werian<w2>"
},
"name": "ang-conj"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"to remain, continue, dwell"
],
"id": "en-werian-ang-verb-ang:remain",
"links": [
[
"remain",
"remain"
],
[
"continue",
"continue"
],
[
"dwell",
"dwell"
]
],
"related": [
{
"word": "warian"
}
],
"senseid": [
"ang:remain"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈwer.jɑn/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈwerˠ.jɑn]"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "werġan"
}
],
"word": "werian"
}
{
"categories": [
"Old English class 1 weak verbs",
"Old English class 2 weak verbs",
"Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"Old English lemmas",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wes- (dress)",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
"Old English verbs",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "ġewerian"
}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "werien",
"3": "weren"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: werien, weren",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: werien, weren"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sco",
"2": "were",
"3": "weir"
},
"expansion": "Scots: were, weir",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Scots: were, weir"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "wear"
},
"expansion": "English: wear",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "English: wear"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*wes-",
"id": "dress"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "ine-pro",
"inh": "1"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*waʀjan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*wazjaną"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wazjaną",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "werian"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon werian",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "werien"
},
"expansion": "Old High German werien",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "verja"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse verja",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *wazjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon werian, Old High German werien, Old Norse verja.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "weak",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "1",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "werian",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "werienne",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "werie",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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"present",
"singular"
]
},
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"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werest",
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"second-person",
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]
},
{
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]
},
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"source": "conjugation",
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"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
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"source": "conjugation",
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"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
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"source": "conjugation",
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"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weredon",
"source": "conjugation",
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"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "werie",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
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"source": "conjugation",
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"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werien",
"source": "conjugation",
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"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "were",
"source": "conjugation",
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"imperative",
"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "weriaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
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"imperative",
"past",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weriende",
"source": "conjugation",
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"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "wered",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġewered",
"source": "conjugation",
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"past"
]
}
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"english": "You could tell by the rings how much of the Roman nobility had fallen, because the custom back then was that no one could wear a gold ring unless they were from a noble family.",
"text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans\nBe þām hringum man meahte witan hwæt Rōmāna duguþe ġefeallen wæs, for þon þe hit wæs þēaw mid him on þām dagum þæt nān ōðer ne mōste gyldenne hring werian būtan hē æðeles cynnes wǣre.",
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"ipa": "/ˈwer.jɑn/"
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{
"ipa": "[ˈwerˠ.jɑn]"
}
],
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"word": "werġan"
}
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"Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer- (heed)",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
"Old English verbs",
"Pages with 1 entry",
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{
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "värja"
},
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}
],
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"source": "conjugation",
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{
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"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "werienne",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"present",
"singular"
]
},
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"source": "conjugation",
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"past",
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]
},
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"source": "conjugation",
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"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
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"source": "conjugation",
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"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "weriaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
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"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weredon",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "werie",
"source": "conjugation",
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"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werien",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "wereden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "were",
"source": "conjugation",
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"imperative",
"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weriende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "wered",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġewered",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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"past"
]
}
],
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"pos": "verb",
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"to hinder, restrain; to dam up"
],
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"hinder",
"hinder"
],
[
"restrain",
"restrain"
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[
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},
{
"glosses": [
"to defend, protect"
],
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],
[
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"ipa": "/ˈwer.jɑn/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈwerˠ.jɑn]"
}
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"Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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"Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
"Old English verbs",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
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},
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{
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}
],
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "ang-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "2",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "werian",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "werienne",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "weriġe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werode",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werast",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werodest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "weraþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "werode",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "weriaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "werodon",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "weriġe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "werode",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "weriġen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weroden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wera",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "weriaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "weriende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "werod",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġewerod",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
}
],
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},
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],
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{
"word": "warian"
}
],
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{
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"to remain, continue, dwell"
],
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[
"remain",
"remain"
],
[
"continue",
"continue"
],
[
"dwell",
"dwell"
]
],
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]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈwer.jɑn/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈwerˠ.jɑn]"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "werġan"
}
],
"word": "werian"
}
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