gyrrettan

Old English

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Alternative forms

  • ġyrretan, *ġirrettan, *ġirretan

Etymology

From ġyrran +‎ -ettan.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjyr.ret.tɑn/, [ˈjyrˠ.rˠet.tɑn]

Verb

ġyrrettan

  1. to roar, rumble, bellow
    ġyrretynde
    roaring

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Holthausen, Ferdinand (1963) [1934], “ġierrėttan”, in Altenglisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old English Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, →OCLC, page 129.