*airinōną

Runic: ᚨᛁᚱᛁᚾᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɑi̯.ri.nɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to act as a messenger or envoy; to carry out an errand or mission, intercede

Etymology

A denominative Weak class 2 verb from *airuz with the extended verbal formation *-inōną. The reconstruction rests mainly on Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (airinōn) and Old Norse árna; thus ‘to run an errand’ is a reasonable contextual gloss, but the inherited sense was more specifically ‘to perform the function of a messenger or intermediary’ (Kroonen 2013: 12; Orel 2003; Orel 2003: s.v. *airinōjanan). The base noun *airuz is confined to Germanic and has no secure further etymology or established Indo-European cognates: older comparisons with *airi or the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ey- remain speculative, and Kroonen (2013: 13) accordingly classifies it as etymologically isolated within Germanic.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	airinō	airinǭ	–
2nd singular	airinōsi	airinōs	airinō
3rd singular	airinōþi	airinō	airinōþau
1st dual	airinōs	airinōw	–
2nd dual	airinōþiz	airinōþiz	airinōþiz
1st plural	airinōmaz	airinōm	–
2nd plural	airinōþ	airinōþ	airinōþ
3rd plural	airinōnþi	airinōn	airinōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	airinōi	–
2nd singular	airinōsai	airinōsau
3rd singular	airinōþai	airinōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	airinōnþai	airinōnþau
2nd plural	airinōnþai	airinōnþau
3rd plural	airinōnþai	airinōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	airinōdǭ	airinōdēdį̄
2nd singular	airinōdēz	airinōdēdīz
3rd singular	airinōdē	airinōdēdī
1st dual	airinōdēdū	airinōdēdīw
2nd dual	airinōdēdudiz	airinōdēdīdiz
1st plural	airinōdēdum	airinōdēdīm
2nd plural	airinōdēdud	airinōdēdīd
3rd plural	airinōdēdun	airinōdēdīn