tieran

Finnish

Noun

tieran

1. genitive singular of tiera

Anagrams

• arenti, aterin, retina

Old English

Alternative forms

• tīran, tȳran

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tah(h)rijan, derived from *tah(h)r (“a tear”) (Old English tēar). Cognate with Old High German *zaharen (Middle High German zecheren). See also Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tagrjan, “to shed tears”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti͜yː.rɑn/

Verb

tīeran

1. to tear or water (of eyes)
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

     Mē tīeraþ mīn ēagan.

     My eyes are watering.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tīeran (weak class 1)

infinitive	tīeran	tīerenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tīere	tīerde
second person singular	tīerest, tīerst	tīerdest
third person singular	tīereþ, tīerþ	tīerde
plural	tīeraþ	tīerdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tīere	tīerde
plural	tīeren	tīerden
imperative
singular	tīer
plural	tīeraþ
participle	present	past
	tīerende	(ġe)tīered