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Old English · verb

cierman

Normalised ċierman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃi͜yr.mɑn/
[ˈt͡ʃi͜yrˠ.mɑn]
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃi͜yr · mɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
chirmshout

Meaning

  1. to make a noise, chirm, cry out, shout

    Iċ… hlūde ċirme, healde mīne wīsan, hlēoþre ne mīþe,…

    I… loudly cry out, hold my tone, don't hide a sound,…

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:

Conjugation

Conjugation of cierman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ċiermeċiermde
2nd singular ċiermestċiermstċiermdest
3rd singular ċiermeþċiermþċiermde
Plural ċiermaþċiermdon
Subjunctive
Singular ċiermeċiermde
Plural ċiermenċiermden
Non-finite forms of cierman
Form
Infinitive ċierman
Inflected infinitive ċiermenne
Imperative singular ċierm
Imperative plural ċiermaþ
Present participle ċiermende
Past participle ċiermedġeċiermed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *karmijan; equivalent to ċierm (“noise”) + -an.

Descendants

chirm

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