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cyrran

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
cyrran, ic cyrre, ðú cyrrest, he cyrreþ, pl.cyrraþ ; p. cyrde, pl.cyrdon ; pp. cyrred .
Wright's OE grammar
§67; §311; §530;
to turn;vertere
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  • He clifu cyrreþ on wæteres wellan

    he turneth rocks into wells of water,

    • Ps. Th. 113,
      • 8.

  • Gif ic míne gewǽda on wíte-hrægl cyme cyrde

    et posui vestimentum meum cilicium,

    • Ps. Th. 68,
      • 11.

  • Cyrred,

    pp. turned,

    • Exon. 107b
      • ;
    • Th. 410,
      • 25;
    • Rä. 29,
      • 4.
Grammar
cyrran, to be turned, to turn himself, to go, return; verti, se vertĕre, ire, revèrti
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  • Ðú wille cyrran

    thow wilt be turned,

    • Cd. 91
      • ;
    • Th. 115,
      • 13.

  • Nú cyrrest

    now turnest thyself,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1329
      • ;
    • El. 666
      • .

  • Hí cyrraþv

    they return,

    • Ps. Th. 69,
      • 3.

  • Cyrdon

    returned,

    • Cd. 195
      • ;
    • Th. 243,
      • 8;
    • Dan. 433
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym. charren:
Scot. cair, kair to drive backwards and forwards:
Plat. keren:
O. Sax. kéran:
Frs. keeren:
O. Frs. kera:
Dut. keeren:
Kil. keren, kerien verrere:
Ger. kehren verrere, vertere:
M. H. Ger. kéren:
O. H. Ger. kerjan verrere, vertere:
Dan. kjöre:
Swed. köra to drive:
Icel. keyra to whip, lash, drive
.]
Derived forms
a-cyrran, a-cerran, be-, for-, ge-, mis-, ofer-, on-, ongeán-, to-, under-, ymb-
Linked entries
v.  cerran cirran.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “cyrran.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/7256.

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