earnian
Old English
Etymology
Western Proto-Germanic *aznōną, from *aznō (“labour”). Cognate with Old High German arnōn (“to reap”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæɑ̯rniɑn/, [ˈæɑ̯rˠniɑn]
Verb
earnian
- to deserve
- to earn
Conjugation
Conjugation of earnian (weak class 2)
infinitive | earnian | tō earnienne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | earnie earniġe | earnode |
2nd-person singular | earnast | earnodest |
3rd-person singular | earnaþ | earnode |
plural | earniaþ earniġaþ | earnodon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | earnie earniġe | earnode |
plural | earnien earniġen | earnoden |
imperative | ||
singular | earna | |
plural | earniaþ earniġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
earniende earniġende | (ġe)earnod |
Descendants
- Middle English: ernen, ernien, earnien
- English: earn