ceorian

Old English

Alternative forms

ċeoriġan, ċiorian, ċerian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain, grieve, mourn, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“voice, exclamation”). Cognate with Middle High German karn (“to mourn, groan, complain”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜o.ri.ɑn/

Verb

ċeorian

(intransitive) to murmur; complain (with or without just cause)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċeorian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ċeorian	ċeorienne
first person singular	ċeoriġe	ċeorode
second person singular	ċeorast	ċeorodest
third person singular	ċeoraþ	ċeorode
plural	ċeoriaþ	ċeorodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ċeoriġe	ċeorode
plural	ċeoriġen	ċeoroden
imperative
singular	ċeora
plural	ċeoriaþ
participle	present	past
	ċeoriende	(ġe)ċeorod

Derived terms

*ċeorettan
- Middle English: chirten
ċeorung

Related terms

ċearian
ċearu
ċeoriġ

Descendants

Middle English: *cherren, *churren, *chirren
- English: chirr, churr, jar

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