Cirran

Secondo il Dizionario dell'Inglese Antico:

cirran

Add: I. trans. To turn, cause to move:--Cerrende heáfda hiora moventes capita sua, Mt. L. 27, 39. Cærrende (cerr-, R.), Mk. L. 15, 29. Styrendum l cerrendum mobilibus, Mt. p. 8, 7. II. intrans. (1) of change in direction of motion, to turn:--Cirdon hié úp in on ðá eá, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 21. (2) to come or go back, return, retire:--Ic cearro l ic willo cerre revertar, Mt. L. 12, 44. Deáð bið ǽlces yfeles ende, and ne cyrð hé nǽfre má, Prorecedite, Mt. L. 9, 24. Þá hí tó sǽ cóman, þá hét hí man cyrran, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 22. (2 a) with reflex. dat.:--Hé forlét þá fyrde and cyrde him eft tó Lundene, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 12. (3) of change in conduct, to turn, reform:--Hí geeácniað heora wíta, gif hí ǽr ende ne cyrrað, Hml. S. 13, 311. (4) to turn to a person in submission, for protection, &c.:--Him all Angelcyn tó cirde, Chr. 886; P. 80, 11. Him cierde tó eall se þeódscype, 922; P. 103, 28. Cantware him tó cirdon, 823; P. 60, 15. v. cerran, cyrran (where for bracket substitute, v. N. E. D. chare) in Dict., and from-, oþ-, under-cirran. cirran

Parole correlate: K. 49. God bebeád þæt hí eft ne cyrdon tó Heróde, Hml. Th. i. 78, 29. Cerras