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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *karmijan; equivalent to ċyrm (“noise”) + -an.
Pronunciation
Verb
ċirman
- (intransitive) to make a noise, chirm, cry out, shout
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:Iċ… hlūde ċirme, healde mīne wīsan, hlēoþre ne mīþe,…- I… loudly cry out, hold my tone, don't hide a sound,…
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