circan

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)

infinitive	ċirċan	ċirċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ċirċe	ċircte
second person singular	ċirċest, ċircst	ċirctest
third person singular	ċirċeþ, ċircþ	ċircte
plural	ċirċaþ	ċircton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ċirċe	ċircte
plural	ċirċen	ċircten
imperative
singular	ċirċ
plural	ċirċaþ
participle	present	past
	ċirċende	(ġe)ċirċed

Related terms

• ċearcian
• cracian
• *cræċċan