caren

See also: Caren

English

Etymology

From Middle English caren, equivalent to care +‎ -en.

Verb

caren

(obsolete) plural simple present form of care
- 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender
  But they been hired for little Pay,
  
  Of other, that caren as little as they,
- 1603, Phineas Fletcher
  What caren they for Helicon, or their Pegasean well?
- 1610, Giles Fletcher, Christs Victorie on Earth
  What caren they for beasts, or for the wearie way?

Anagrams

Cerna, Crane, Rance, caner, crane, crena, nacre, nacré, rance, recan

Welsh

Alternative forms

carem (literary, first-person plural)
carent (literary, third-person plural)
carsen (colloquial)

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkarɛn/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːrɛn/, /ˈkarɛn/

Verb

caren

(colloquial) first- and third-person plural conditional of caru

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caren	garen	ngharen	charen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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