circan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === *ċierċan, *ċyrċan === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps from an earlier *cerċan, a metathetic variant of *creċċan, *cræċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *krakkjan. If so, then cognate with Old High German krehhen (“to shake, shatter, break”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃirˠ.t͡ʃɑn] === Verb === ċirċan to make a roaring sound, as of waves crashing ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ċearcian cracian *cræċċan