cearcian in Old English

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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]

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        "past"
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        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "ċearciġan",
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          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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      "glosses": [
        "to chatter, creak, crash"
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      "id": "en-cearcian-ang-verb-TRnsFpEc",
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        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Old English class 2 weak verbs",
    "Old English doublets",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "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",
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "ċearcode",
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        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "ċearciġen",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearcoden",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearca",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearciende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearcod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeċearcod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċearciġan",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ċærcian",
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        "alternative"
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        "to chatter, creak, crash"
      ],
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          "chatter",
          "chatter"
        ],
        [
          "creak",
          "creak"
        ],
        [
          "crash",
          "crash"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to gnash"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gnash",
          "gnash"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cearcian"
}

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"cearcian" meaning in Old English

Verb