ceorian

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain, grieve, mourn, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“voice, exclamation”). Cognate with Middle High German karn (“to mourn, groan, complain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜o.ri.ɑn/

Verb

ċeorian

  1. (intransitive) to murmur; complain (with or without just cause)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċeorian (weak class 2)
infinitive ċeorian ċeorienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ċeoriġe ċeorode
second person singular ċeorast ċeorodest
third person singular ċeoraþ ċeorode
plural ċeoriaþ ċeorodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ċeoriġe ċeorode
plural ċeoriġen ċeoroden
imperative
singular ċeora
plural ċeoriaþ
participle present past
ċeoriende (ġe)ċeorod

Derived terms

  • *ċeorettan
    • Middle English: chirten
  • ċeorung

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