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Old English · verb

beorcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈbe͜or.kɑn/
[ˈbe͜orˠ.kɑn]
Syllables
ˈbe͜or · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
bark

Meaning

  1. to bark

    late 10th century, Exeter Book, Riddle 68

    Sometimes I bark like a dog.

Conjugation

Conjugation of beorcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular beorcebearc
2nd singular biercstburce
3rd singular biercþbearc
Plural beorcaþburcon
Subjunctive
Singular beorceburce
Plural beorcenburcen
Non-finite forms of beorcan
Form
Infinitive beorcan
Inflected infinitive beorcenne
Imperative singular beorc
Imperative plural beorcaþ
Present participle beorcende
Past participle borcenġeborcen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *berkan (“to bark”).

Descendants

bark

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