circan

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃɑn/

“circan” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

verb

to make a roaring sound, as of waves crashing

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”).

More Old English words

cinu
cipeleac
cipp
cippian
circul
circuladl
circulcræft
ciricbelle

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