"circan" meaning in Old English

See circan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃirˠ.t͡ʃɑn]
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”). Etymology templates: {{unc|ang}} Uncertain, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*krakkjan}} Proto-West Germanic *krakkjan, {{cog|goh|krehhen|t=to shake, shatter, break}} Old High German krehhen (“to shake, shatter, break”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=ċirċan}} ċirċan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|ċirċan<w1>}} Forms: ċirċan [canonical], weak [table-tags], ċirċan [infinitive], ċirċenne [infinitive], ċirċe [first-person, present, singular], ċircte [first-person, past, singular], ċirċest [present, second-person, singular], ċircst [present, second-person, singular], ċirctest [past, second-person, singular], ċirċeþ [present, singular, third-person], ċircþ [present, singular, third-person], ċircte [past, singular, third-person], ċirċaþ [plural, present], ċircton [past, plural], ċirċe [present, singular], ċircte [past, singular], ċirċen [plural, present], ċircten [past, plural], ċirċ [imperative, past, present, singular], ċirċaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ċirċende [imperative, present], ċirċed [imperative, past], ġeċirċed [imperative, past]
  1. to make a roaring sound, as of waves crashing Synonyms: *ċierċan, *ċyrċan Related terms: ċearcian, cracian, *cræċċan
    Sense id: en-circan-ang-verb-OFpvTMDU Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃirˠ.t͡ʃɑn]"
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