Old English Dictionary Entry

Cearcian

Part of speech: cearcigan;

Definitions

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1 cearcian

part. cearciende; p. ode; pp. od To chatter, creak, crash, gnash; strīdēre, strīdĕre, crepitare :-- Cearciende téþ gnashing the teeth; strīdentes dentes, Som. Ic cearcige oððe gristbítige strīdeo vel strīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 7. cearcian

Similar Words

-cafstrian
-cirre
-clips
-cnáwe
-cnáwlíce

Runic Inscription

ᚳᛠᚱᚳᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Gr.: Ælfric's Grammar
Som.: Somner's Dictionarium Saxonico-Latino-Anglicum
Ælfc.: Ælfric

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