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Old English · verb

circan

Normalised ċirċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃɑn/
[ˈt͡ʃirˠ.t͡ʃɑn]
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃir · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
crashingroaring

Meaning

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

    ċirċinde wæter

    roaring water

Conjugation

Conjugation of circan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ċirċeċircte
2nd singular ċirċestċircstċirctest
3rd singular ċirċeþċircþċircte
Plural ċirċaþċircton
Subjunctive
Singular ċirċeċircte
Plural ċirċenċircten
Non-finite forms of circan
Form
Infinitive ċirċan
Inflected infinitive ċirċenne
Imperative singular ċirċ
Imperative plural ċirċaþ
Present participle ċirċende
Past participle ċirċedġeċirċed

All forms (17)

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”).

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