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Old English

Alternative forms

  • *ċierċan, *ċyrċan

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃirˠ.t͡ʃɑn]

Verb

ċirċan

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċirċan (weak, class 1)
More information infinitive, indicative mood ...
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