beorcan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *berkan (“to bark”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beorcan
- to bark
- Sē hund biercþ forþ on menn.
- The dog keeps barking at people.
- late 10th century, Exeter Book, Riddle 68
- Hwīlum iċ beorce swā hund.
- Sometimes I bark like a dog.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of beorcan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | beorcan | beorcenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | beorce | bearc |
| second person singular | biercst | burce |
| third person singular | biercþ | bearc |
| plural | beorcaþ | burcon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | beorce | burce |
| plural | beorcen | burcen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | beorc | |
| plural | beorcaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| beorcende | (ġe)borcen | |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BEORCAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.