cyrran

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”). Akin to Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃyr.rɑn/

Verb

ċyrran

  1. (transitive) to turn; to make move
  2. (intransitive) to turn
    (a) to change direction of motion
    (b) to come or go back; to return
    (c) to change belief or behavior
    (d) to turn to somebody with some intent

Conjugation
Conjugation of ċyrran (weak class 1)
infinitive ċyrran tō ċyrrenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ċyrre ċyrde
2nd-person singular ċyrrest ċyrdest
3rd-person singular ċyrreþ ċyrde
plural ċyrraþ ċyrdon
subjunctive present past
singular ċyrre ċyrde
plural ċyrren ċyrden
imperative
singular ċyr
plural ċyrraþ
participle present past
ċyrrende (ġe)ċyrred
Derived terms

References
  • ĊYRRAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • ĊIRRAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • ĊERRAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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