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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċeorian (weak class 2)

infinitive	ċeorian	ċeorienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
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, *ċierettan
  • Middle English: chirten
• ċeorung

Related terms

• ċearian
• ċearu
• ċeoriġ

 

Descendants

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