reren
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English rǣran, from Proto-Germanic *raisijaną, *raizijaną. Doublet of reysen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛːrən/
Verb
reren
- To raise; to hold or pull up or suspend upwards:
- To extend, originate from or stretch above; to poke out.
- To raise or take away or up; to pull or stretch off.
- To construct or make; to cause the construction of something:
- To construct a building or structure.
- To ready or prepare; to activate or equip for use.
- (rare) To sketch or mould; to shape.
- To create, or generate something:
- To collect money, taxes or fines; to enforce taxation.
- To call up or draft soldiers; to form an army.
- To encourage, popularise or spread; to enhance or extol.
- To help or aid; to nurse, heal or make hale.
- To unfurl a symboled piece of fabric or a standard.
- (rare) To protest; to refuse to work.
Conjugation
Conjugation of reren (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) reren, rere | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | rere | rered | |
2nd-person singular | rerest | reredest | |
3rd-person singular | rereth | rered | |
subjunctive singular | rere | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | reren, rere | rereden, rerede | |
imperative plural | rereth, rere | — | |
participles | rerynge, rerende | rered, yrered |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
References
- “rēren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.
Etymology 2
From Old English hrēran, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreːrən/
Verb
reren
Conjugation
Conjugation of reren (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) reren, rere | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | rere | rered | |
2nd-person singular | rerest | reredest | |
3rd-person singular | rereth | rered | |
subjunctive singular | rere | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | reren, rere | rereden, rerede | |
imperative plural | rereth, rere | — | |
participles | rerynge, rerende | rered, yrered |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: rear
References
- “rēren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.
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