circan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from an earlier *cerċan, a metathetic variant of *creċċan, *cræċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *krakkjan. If so, then cognate with Old High German krehhen (“to shake, shatter, break”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃɑn/,

Verb

ċirċan

  1. to make a roaring sound, as of waves crashing
    ċirċinde wæter
    roaring water

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċirċan (weak class 1)
infinitive ċirċan ċirċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ċirċe ċircte
second person singular ċirċest, ċircst ċirctest
third person singular ċirċeþ, ċircþ ċircte
plural ċirċaþ ċircton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ċirċe ċircte
plural ċirċen ċircten
imperative
singular ċirċ
plural ċirċaþ
participle present past
ċirċende (ġe)ċirċed
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