ceorian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *karāną (“to complain, grieve, mourn, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵār-, *gÀr- (“voice, exclamation”). Cognate with Middle High German karn (“to mourn, groan, complain”).

Verb

ceorian

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of ceorian (weak class 2)
infinitive ceorian tō ceorienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ceorie
ceoriġe		 ceorode
2nd-person singular ceorast ceorodest
3rd-person singular ceoraþ ceorode
plural ceoriaþ
ceoriġaþ		 ceorodon
subjunctive present past
singular ceorie
ceoriġe		 ceorode
plural ceorien
ceoriġen		 ceoroden
imperative
singular ceora
plural ceoriaþ
ceoriġaþ
participle present past
ceoriende
ceoriġende		 (ġe)ceorod

Derived terms
  • ceorung
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