oncierran
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Equivalent to on- + ċierran. Compare Old High German anakerēn (normalized spelling), Old Frisian ankēra.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
onċierran (West Saxon)
- (literal or figurative) to turn; to change position or direction
- to turn into another form; to change
- (intransitive) to go
- to turn aside, avert
- to turn back, revert, reverse
- to revoke, retract
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of onċierran (weak class 1)
infinitive | onċierran | onċierrenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | onċierre | onċierede |
second person singular | onċierest | onċieredest |
third person singular | onċiereþ | onċierede |
plural | onċierraþ | onċieredon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | onċierre | onċierede |
plural | onċierren | onċiereden |
imperative | ||
singular | onċiere | |
plural | onċierraþ | |
participle | present | past |
onċierrende | onċiered |
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ONĊIRRAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ONĊIRRAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.