cearcian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ċearciġan, ċærcian === Etymology === From a metathetic alteration of Proto-West Germanic *krakōn. Doublet of cracian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn] === Verb === ċearcian to chatter, creak, crash to gnash ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ċirċan cracian ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: charken, cherken, chirken English: chark Scots: chairk