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Old English · verb

ymbcierran

Normalised ymbċierran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ymbˈt͡ʃi͜yr.rɑn/
[ymbˈt͡ʃi͜yrˠ.rˠɑn]
Syllables
ymb · ˈt͡ʃi͜yr · rɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
revolveavert

Meaning

  1. to revolve around

  2. to turn one's self around

  3. to turn away, avert

  4. to turn over, move, stir

  5. to change

Conjugation

Conjugation of ymbcierran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ymbċierreymbċierde
2nd singular ymbċierestymbċierdest
3rd singular ymbċiereþymbċierde
Plural ymbċierraþymbċierdon
Subjunctive
Singular ymbċierreymbċierde
Plural ymbċierrenymbċierden
Non-finite forms of ymbcierran
Form
Infinitive ymbċierran
Inflected infinitive ymbċierrenne
Imperative singular ymbċiere
Imperative plural ymbċierraþ
Present participle ymbċierrende
Past participle ymbċiered

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *umbikaʀʀjan, *umbikaiʀwijan, from Proto-Germanic *umbikazjaną, *umbikaizwijaną, equivalent to ymb- + ċierran. Cognate with Old Frisian umbekêra, Old High German umbikēren (whence German umkehren).

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