Cearcian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Cearcian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: cearcigan; Related words:

Definitions

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

Runic Inscription

ᚳᛠᚱᚳᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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