beorcan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *berkaną (“to bark, rumble”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeo̯rkɑn/, [ˈbeo̯rˠkɑn]
Verb
beorcan
- to bark
- Se hund biercþ forþ on menn.
- The dog keeps barking at people.
- late 10th century, Exeter Book, Riddle 68
- Hwīlum iċ beorce swā hund.
- Sometimes I bark like a dog.
- Hwīlum iċ beorce swā hund.
Conjugation
Conjugation of beorcan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | beorcan | tō beorcenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | beorce | bearc |
| 2nd-person singular | biercst | burce |
| 3rd-person singular | biercþ | bearc |
| plural | beorcaþ | burcon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | beorce | burce |
| plural | beorcen | burcen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | beorc | |
| plural | beorcaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| beorcende | (ġe)borcen | |
Related terms
References
- BEORCAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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