ymbcierran

Old English

Alternative forms

• ymbċerran, ymbċirran, ymbċyrran

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *umbikaʀʀjan, *umbikaiʀwijan, from Proto-Germanic *umbikazjaną, *umbikaizwijaną, equivalent to ymb- +‎ ċierran. Cognate with Old Frisian umbekêra, Old High German umbikēren (whence German umkehren).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ymbˈt͡ʃi͜yr.rɑn/, [ymbˈt͡ʃi͜yrˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

ymbċierran (West Saxon)

1. to revolve around
2. to turn one's self around
3. to turn away, avert
4. to turn over, move, stir
5. to change

Conjugation

Conjugation of ymbċierran (weak class 1)

infinitive	ymbċierran	ymbċierrenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ymbċierre	ymbċierde
second person singular	ymbċierest	ymbċierdest
third person singular	ymbċiereþ	ymbċierde
plural	ymbċierraþ	ymbċierdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ymbċierre	ymbċierde
plural	ymbċierren	ymbċierden
imperative
singular	ymbċiere
plural	ymbċierraþ
participle	present	past
	ymbċierrende	ymbċiered

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “YMBĊIRRAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.