leornian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • liornian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lizaną. Cognate with Old Frisian lirnia, Old Saxon līnon, and Old High German lernēn. Related to lǣran and lār.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈle͜or.ni.ɑn/, [ˈle͜orˠ.ni.ɑn]

Verb

leornian

  1. to learn
    Ǣlċe dæġe iċ leorniġe mā be þisse mǣran byrġ.
    Every day I learn more about this great city.
  2. to study
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
      Þā hē þās bōc hæfde ġeleornode and of Lǣdene tō Engliscum spelle ġewende, þā ġeworhte hē hīe eft tō lēoðe.
      When King Alfred had studied this book and translated it from Latin verse into English prose, he converted it back into verse.

Conjugation

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Descendants
  • Middle English: lernen
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