gecierran
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġeċeorran
- ġeċirran, ġeċyrran (Late West Saxon)
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + ċierran.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈt͡ʃi͜yr.rɑn/, [jeˈt͡ʃi͜yrˠ.rˠɑn]
Verb
ġeċierran (West Saxon)
- (transitive) to turn back
- (a) to change the direction of
- (b) to repulse
- (c) to return, replace
- to go to, visit
- (kind or submissive) to turn or convert somebody to (+ tō) something or somebody
- (literally or figuratively) to turn, come, or go from (+ of, fram)...to, around, upon (+ tō, ymb, on))
- tō mynstre ġeċyrran
- to go to monastery.
- to turn to or from
- (a) to attempt to do, perform (+ tō)
- (b) to cease to do, desist from (+ fram)
- to turn to (as for help); to assent to; to be favorable towards
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeċierran (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġeċierran | ġeċierrenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | ġeċierre | ġeċierede |
| 2nd-person singular | ġeċierest | ġeċieredest |
| 3rd-person singular | ġeċiereþ | ġeċierede |
| plural | ġeċierraþ | ġeċieredon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | ġeċierre | ġeċierede |
| plural | ġeċierren | ġeċiereden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġeċiere | |
| plural | ġeċierraþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeċierrende | ġeċiered | |
Derived terms
- aġēnġeċierran
- ġeċierring
Related terms
- ġeċierrednes
Synonyms
- ċierran
- hweorfan
- wendan
- wrixlan
References
- ĠEĊYRRAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
- ĠEĊIRRAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
- ĠEĊERRAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary