gearcian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ġærcian === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *garwakōn, from Proto-Germanic *garwakōną (“to prepare, supply”), equivalent to ġearu +‎ -cian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/, [ˈjæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn] === Verb === ġearcian to prepare, supply, make ready c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday in the Lord's Advent" c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle" ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġearcung ġeġearcian ==== Related terms ==== ġearcungdæġ ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: ȝarken, ȝærken, ȝerken, yarken English: yark, yerk >? English: jerk (probably) Scots: yerk, yirk, yark