Old English · noun
gebeorc
Normalised ġebeorc
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /jeˈbe͜ork/[jeˈbe͜orˠk]
- Syllables
- je · ˈbe͜ork (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- barking
Meaning
-
barking
Ġemenġed stemn is þe bið būtan andġyte, swylċ swā is hrȳðera ġehlōw and horsa hnǣġung, hunda ġebeorc, trēowa brastlung, et cetera.
A confused sound is a sound that has no meaning, such as the mooing of cows and the neighing of horses, the barking of dogs, the rustling of trees, et cetera.
c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From ġe- + beorcan.
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