herien
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English herian, from Proto-Germanic *hazjaną.
Alternative forms
- heryen, heriȝen, hærien, herrien, heryyn, heryhe, herye
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhərjən/, /ˈhəriən/, /ˈhərən/, /ˈhɛːrən/
Verb
herien
- To thank or commend.
- 14thC, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Clerk's Prologue and Tale, 2002, Marion Wynne-Davies (editor), The Tales of The Clerk and The Wife of Bath, page 94,
- And whan that folk it to his fader tolde, / Nat oonly he, but al his contree merye / Was for this child, and God they thanke and herye.
- 14thC, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Clerk's Prologue and Tale, 2002, Marion Wynne-Davies (editor), The Tales of The Clerk and The Wife of Bath, page 94,
- To recognise, glorify, or laud
- c. 1380s, Geoffrey Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde, 1810, Samuel Johnson (editor), Alexander Chalmers (additional lives), The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 1, page 251,
- How I mote tell anon right the gladnesse / Of Troilus, to Venus herying, / To the which who nede hath, God him bring.
- 14thC, William de Shoreham, 1851, Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 28, Percy Society, page 117,
- Thyse aungeles heryeth here wyth stevene, / Ase he hys hare quene of he[ve]ne.
- c. 1380s, Geoffrey Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde, 1810, Samuel Johnson (editor), Alexander Chalmers (additional lives), The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 1, page 251,
- To rever, devote (oneself to).
Conjugation
Conjugation of herien (weak)
| infinitive | (to) herien | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | herie | heriede |
| 2nd person singular | heriest | heriedest |
| 3rd person singular | herieth, herieþ | heriede |
| plural | herien | herieden |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | herie | heriede |
| plural | herien | herieden |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | herie | |
| plural | herieth, herieþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| heriende, heriinge | heried, yheried | |
Descendants
- English: herry, herye (obsolete)
References
- “herien (v.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-08.
Etymology 2
From Old English herġian, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną. Equivalent to here (“army”) + -en.
Alternative forms
- harien, haryen, herȝien, herȝen, herwen, harwen, harowen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛrjən/, /ˈhɛriən/
Verb
herien
- To ruin, devastate, despoil, or loot
- To steal, snatch, or burglarise; to take without permission.
- To deliver people from burning in Hell.
- To bring, take, or draw.
- To defeat in battle; to attain or achieve victory.
- (rare) To run after; to pursue or hunt.
- (rare) To harass; harry, trouble.
- (rare) To fight, enter battle or combat.
Conjugation
Conjugation of herien (weak)
| infinitive | (to) herien | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | herie | heriede |
| 2nd person singular | heriest | heriedest |
| 3rd person singular | herieth, herieþ | heriede |
| plural | herien | herieden |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | herie | heriede |
| plural | herien | herieden |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | herie | |
| plural | herieth, herieþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| heriende, heriinge | heried, yheried | |
Descendants
- English: harry, harrow
- Scots: herry, hery, hary
References
- “herien (v.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-08.