oncierran

Old English

Alternative forms

• onċerran, onċirran, onċyrran

Etymology

Equivalent to on- +‎ ċierran. Compare Old High German anakerēn (normalized spelling), Old Frisian ankēra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onˈt͡ʃi͜yr.rɑn/, [onˈt͡ʃi͜yrˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

onċierran (West Saxon)

1. (literal or figurative) to turn; to change position or direction
2. to turn into another form; to change
3. (intransitive) to go
4. to turn aside, avert
5. to turn back, revert, reverse
6. to revoke, retract

Conjugation

Conjugation of onċierran (weak class 1)

infinitive	onċierran	onċierrenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	onċierre	onċierede
second person singular	onċierest	onċieredest
third person singular	onċiereþ	onċierede
plural	onċierraþ	onċieredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	onċierre	onċierede
plural	onċierren	onċiereden
imperative
singular	onċiere
plural	onċierraþ
participle	present	past
	onċierrende	onċiered

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ONĊIRRAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ONĊIRRAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.