cierran

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kaʀʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *kazjaną, a variant of *kaizijaną, *kaizwijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *goyswéye- (“to bend, turn”). Akin to Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi͜yr.rɑn/,

Verb

ċierran (Early West Saxon)

  1. (transitive) to turn; to make move
  2. (intransitive) to turn
    (a) to change direction of motion
    (b) to come or go back; to return
    (c) to change belief or behavior
    (d) to turn to somebody with some intent

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċierran (weak class 1)
infinitive ċierran ċierrenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ċierre ċierde
second person singular ċierest ċierdest
third person singular ċiereþ ċierde
plural ċierraþ ċierdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ċierre ċierde
plural ċierren ċierden
imperative
singular ċiere
plural ċierraþ
participle present past
ċierrende (ġe)ċiered

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjeran/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsjeran/
  • Rhymes: -eran
  • Syllabification: cie‧rran

Verb

cierran

  1. third-person plural present indicative of cerrar
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