ceorran

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kerʀan, from Proto-Germanic *kerzaną (“to creak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜or.rɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃe͜orˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

ċeorran

1. to creak

   Synonym: cearcian

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċeorran (strong class 3)

infinitive	ċeorran	ċeorrenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ċeorre	ċearr
second person singular	ċierst	curre
third person singular	ċierþ	ċearr
plural	ċeorraþ	curron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ċeorre	curre
plural	ċeorren	curren
imperative
singular	ċeorr
plural	ċeorraþ
participle	present	past
	ċeorrende	(ġe)corren

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ceorran”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.