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-erian

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Old English Alternative forms Etymology Pronunciation Suffix Descendants

See also: erian, and eriän

Alternative forms

-orian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-urōn (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Old High German -arōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.ri.ɑn/

Suffix

-erian

A frequentative suffix used to form verbs
‎flotian (“to float”) + ‎-erian → ‎floterian (“to flutter”)

‎wōp (“cry, lamentation”) + ‎-erian → ‎wōperian (“to weep”)

flicorian ― to flicker

Descendants

Middle English: -erien, -eren, -ren
- English: -er
- Scots: -ir

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