"cearcian" meaning in All languages combined

See cearcian on Wiktionary

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn]
Rhymes: -æ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn Etymology: From a metathetic alteration of Proto-West Germanic *krakōn. Doublet of cracian. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*krakōn}} Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, {{doublet|ang|cracian}} Doublet of cracian Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=ċearcian}} ċearcian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|ċearcian<w2>}} Forms: ċearcian [canonical], weak [table-tags], ċearcian [infinitive], ċearcienne [infinitive], ċearciġe [first-person, present, singular], ċearcode [first-person, past, singular], ċearcast [present, second-person, singular], ċearcodest [past, second-person, singular], ċearcaþ [present, singular, third-person], ċearcode [past, singular, third-person], ċearciaþ [plural, present], ċearcodon [past, plural], ċearciġe [present, singular], ċearcode [past, singular], ċearciġen [plural, present], ċearcoden [past, plural], ċearca [imperative, past, present, singular], ċearciaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ċearciende [imperative, present], ċearcod [imperative, past], ġeċearcod [imperative, past], ċearciġan [alternative], ċærcian [alternative]
  1. to chatter, creak, crash
    Sense id: en-cearcian-ang-verb-TRnsFpEc Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. to gnash
    Sense id: en-cearcian-ang-verb-S9NnUSey Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ċirċan, cracian
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          "word": "chark"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "chairk"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "charken"
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        }
      ],
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      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
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      "name": "inh"
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From a metathetic alteration of Proto-West Germanic *krakōn. Doublet of cracian.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "ċearcian",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "2",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ċearcode",
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          "ċearcode",
          "cearcode#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ċearcast",
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        [
          "ċearcast",
          "cearcast#Old_English"
        ]
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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          "ċearcodest",
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        ]
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          "ċearcaþ",
          "cearcaþ#Old_English"
        ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ċearcode",
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          "ċearcode",
          "cearcode#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearciaþ",
      "links": [
        [
          "ċearciaþ",
          "cearciaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearcodon",
      "links": [
        [
          "ċearcodon",
          "cearcodon#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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          "ċearciġe",
          "cearcige#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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          "ċearcode",
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        [
          "ċearciġen",
          "cearcigen#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ċearcoden",
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          "ċearcoden",
          "cearcoden#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        [
          "ċearca",
          "cearca#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearciaþ",
      "links": [
        [
          "ċearciaþ",
          "cearciaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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        [
          "ċearciende",
          "cearciende#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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          "ċearcod",
          "cearcod#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeċearcod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearciġan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċærcian",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ċearcian<w2>"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ċirċan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cracian"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to chatter, creak, crash"
      ],
      "id": "en-cearcian-ang-verb-TRnsFpEc",
      "links": [
        [
          "chatter",
          "chatter"
        ],
        [
          "creak",
          "creak"
        ],
        [
          "crash",
          "crash"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        },
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          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "to gnash"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "gnash",
          "gnash"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cearcian"
}
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    "Old English doublets",
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    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Old English/æ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn",
    "Rhymes:Old English/æ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/3 syllables"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "chark"
        },
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "chairk"
        }
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "ċearcian",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "2",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ċearcian",
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          "ċearcian",
          "cearcian#Old_English"
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ċearcienne",
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        ]
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ċearcode",
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          "ċearcode",
          "cearcode#Old_English"
        ]
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearcast",
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        [
          "ċearcast",
          "cearcast#Old_English"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearcodest",
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          "ċearcodest",
          "cearcodest#Old_English"
        ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearcaþ",
      "links": [
        [
          "ċearcaþ",
          "cearcaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        [
          "ċearcode",
          "cearcode#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearciaþ",
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        [
          "ċearciaþ",
          "cearciaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearcodon",
      "links": [
        [
          "ċearcodon",
          "cearcodon#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearciġe",
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        [
          "ċearciġe",
          "cearcige#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearcode",
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        [
          "ċearcode",
          "cearcode#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        [
          "ċearciġen",
          "cearcigen#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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        [
          "ċearcoden",
          "cearcoden#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearca",
      "links": [
        [
          "ċearca",
          "cearca#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearciaþ",
      "links": [
        [
          "ċearciaþ",
          "cearciaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearciende",
      "links": [
        [
          "ċearciende",
          "cearciende#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearcod",
      "links": [
        [
          "ċearcod",
          "cearcod#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeċearcod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearciġan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċærcian",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "ċearcian"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ċearcian<w2>"
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  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ċirċan"
    },
    {
      "word": "cracian"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to chatter, creak, crash"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chatter",
          "chatter"
        ],
        [
          "creak",
          "creak"
        ],
        [
          "crash",
          "crash"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to gnash"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gnash",
          "gnash"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cearcian"
}

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