gebeorc

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ beorcan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈbe͜ork/, [jeˈbe͜orˠk]

Noun

ġebeorc n

1. barking
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

     Ġemenġedu stefn is þe biþ būtan andġiete, swelċ swā is hrīðera ġehlōw and horsa hnǣġung, hunda ġebeorc, trēowa brastlung, and swā forþ.

     A confused sound is a sound that has no meaning, such as the mooing of cows and the neighing of horses, the barking of dogs, the rustling of trees, and so forth.

Declension

Declension of gebeorc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġebeorc	ġebeorc
accusative	ġebeorc	ġebeorc
genitive	ġebeorces	ġebeorca
dative	ġebeorce	ġebeorcum