- séarian
- wv/i1a to become sere, to grow sear, wither, pine away
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
séarian
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sear — I. variant of sere II. verb Etymology: Middle English seren, from Old English sēarian to become dry, from sēar sere Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to cause withering or drying transitive verb 1. to make withered and dry … New Collegiate Dictionary
Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
sear — sear1 /sear/, v.t. 1. to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices. 2. to mark with a branding iron. 3. to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully: He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe. 4. to make callous or… … Universalium
Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… … Wikipedia
sohr — 〈Adj.; poet.〉 dürr, trocken, welk [<mnddt. sor „trocken, dürr“ <ags. sear, engl. sear „versengen, verbrennen; austrocknen, verdorren“ <aengl. searian] * * * Sohr, der; s (nordd.): Sodbrennen … Universal-Lexikon
síere — adj sere, dry, withered; [séarian] … Old to modern English dictionary
sear — [sıə US sır] v [: Old English; Origin: searian, from sear; SERE] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition, T] to burn something with a sudden powerful heat ▪ The heat seared their skin. 2.) [I always + adverb/preposition, T] to have a very strong… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sear — (v.) O.E. searian dry up, to whither, from P.Gmc. *saurajan, from root of sear dried up, withered (see SERE (Cf. sere)). Meaning to brand, to burn by hot iron is recorded from 1520s; figurative use is from 1580s. Related: Seared; searing … Etymology dictionary
sere — v. a. == dry, burn. Alys. 796; [serie]. K. Horn, 1435. AS. searian … Oldest English Words
sear — verb 1》 burn or scorch with a sudden intense heat. ↘brown (food) quickly at a high temperature. 2》 [usu. as adjective searing] (of pain) be experienced as a sudden burning sensation. 3》 archaic cause to wither or become insensitive. adjective … English new terms dictionary
