ceorran
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kerʀan, from Proto-Germanic *kerzaną (“to creak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜or.rɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃe͜orˠ.rˠɑn]
Verb
ċeorran
- to creak
- Synonym: cearcian
Conjugation
Conjugation of ċeorran (strong class 3)
infinitive | ċeorran | ċeorrenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ċeorre | ċearr |
second person singular | ċierst | curre |
third person singular | ċierþ | ċearr |
plural | ċeorraþ | curron |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ċeorre | curre |
plural | ċeorren | curren |
imperative | ||
singular | ċeorr | |
plural | ċeorraþ | |
participle | present | past |
ċeorrende | (ġe)corren |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ceorran”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.