ENGLISH ROOT WORD: run "run." from Old English rinnan, irnan, ærnan, earnan
| 【run】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "rinnan," "irnan," "ærnan," and "earnan." It carries the basic meaning of "run." from PIE *rei- "to run, flow" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "run"]
run ****[175] When you run, you move more quickly than when you walk, for example because you are in a hurry to get somewhere, or for exercise.
runner ***[2788] A runner is a person who runs, especially for sport or pleasure.
running ***[2798] Running is the activity of moving fast on foot, especially as a sport.
[WORD ROOT]root run
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] run, runn
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) rinnan, irnan, ærnan, earnan
[MEANING]root run
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 rinnan to flow, to run
- 【Old English】 irnan to run, flow, run together
- 【Old English】 ærnan ride, run to, reach, gain by running
- 【Old English】 earnan ride, run to, reach, gain by running
- 【Old Norse】 rinna run
- 【Old Norse】 renna run
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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run ★★★★[175] verb from run
【DEFINITION】 When you run, you move more quickly than when you walk, for example because you are in a hurry to get somewhere, or for exercise.
【Declension/Conjugation】 ran, run, running, runs
【SYNONYM】 organize, ladder, smuggle
【ROOTs】 run; run
【Etymology】 《Old English rinnan》 to flow, to run
【First Known Meaning】 to run, flow, run together
runner ★★★[2788] noun from run
【DEFINITION】 A runner is a person who runs, especially for sport or pleasure.
【pl.】 runners
【COMPOSITION】 run + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ runn(run); run ⑵ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English rinnan》 to flow, to run
running ★★★[2798] noun from run
【DEFINITION】 ① Running is the activity of moving fast on foot, especially as a sport.
② The running of something such as a business is the managing or organizing of it.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 run + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ run; run ⑵ ing; noun/adj suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English rinnan》 to flow, to run
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
rot
room
rome
riv-
ride, road
render
relat
regul
rect
real
