Old English · verb

cierran

Normalised ċierran

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃi͜yr.rɑn/
[ˈt͡ʃi͜yrˠ.rˠɑn]
Syllables: ˈt͡ʃi͜yr · rɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: ajar char chore

Meaning

to turn; to make move
to turn

(a) to change direction of motion

Conjugation

Conjugation of cierran
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	ċierre	ċierde
2nd singular	ċierest	ċierdest
3rd singular	ċiereþ	ċierde
Plural	ċierraþ	ċierdon
Subjunctive
Singular	ċierre	ċierde
Plural	ċierren	ċierden

Non-finite forms of cierran
	Form
Infinitive	ċierran
Inflected infinitive	ċierrenne
Imperative singular	ċiere
Imperative plural	ċierraþ
Present participle	ċierrende
Past participle	ċierred ġeċierred

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).

Descendants

ajar, char, chore

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