borcian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === *bearcian — erroneous === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *borkōn, from Proto-Germanic *burkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrg-, *bʰerg- (“to make a noise, growl, bark”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbor.ki.ɑn/, [ˈborˠ.ki.ɑn] === Verb === borcian to bark ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== beorcan ġebeorc ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: borken, berken (merged with descendant of Old English beorcan) English: bark Scots: berk, bark