eftcierran

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Old English

Alternative forms

• eftċerran — Anglian
• eftċirran, eftċyrran — Late West Saxon
• eftġeċierran, eftġeċyrran

Etymology

Equivalent to eft- +‎ ċierran. Calque of Latin revertor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eftˈt͡ʃi͜yr.rɑn/, [eftˈt͡ʃi͜yrˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

eftċierran (West Saxon)

1. to return

Conjugation

Conjugation of eftċierran (weak class 1)

infinitive	eftċierran	eftċierrenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	eftċierre	eftċierde
second person singular	eftċierest	eftċierdest
third person singular	eftċiereþ	eftċierde
plural	eftċierraþ	eftċierdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	eftċierre	eftċierde
plural	eftċierren	eftċierden
imperative
singular	eftċiere
plural	eftċierraþ
participle	present	past
	eftċierrende	eftċiered

Synonyms

• edwendan
• efthweorfan
• gēanhweorfan

References

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