ceorian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ċeoriġan, ċiorian, ċerian === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain, grieve, mourn, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“voice, exclamation”). Cognate with Middle High German karn (“to mourn, groan, complain”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜o.ri.ɑn/ === Verb === ċeorian (intransitive) to murmur; complain (with or without just cause) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== beċeorian *ċeorettan, *ċierettan Middle English: chirten ċeorung ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: *cherren, *churren, *chirren English: chirr, churr, jar