Reconstruction:Old English/pyran

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *pūrijan (“to look, scrutinise”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpyː.rɑn/

Verb

*pȳran

  1. to look into, scrutinise

Conjugation

Conjugation of *pȳran (weak, class 1)
infinitive *pȳran *pȳrenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *pȳre *pȳrde
second person singular *pȳrest, *pȳrst *pȳrdest
third person singular *pȳreþ, *pȳrþ *pȳrde
plural *pȳraþ *pȳrdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *pȳre *pȳrde
plural *pȳren *pȳrden
imperative
singular *pȳr
plural *pȳraþ
participle present past
*pȳrende *(ġe)pȳred

Descendants

  • Middle English: piren, pyren, peren
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