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BEORCAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
BEORCAN, ic beorce, he byrcþ; p. bearc, pl. burcon; pp. borcen [Icel. barki, m. guttur] .
Wright's OE grammar
§85; §500;
to make a sharp explosive sound; latratum vel sonum edere.
to BARK; latrare
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  • Ða dumban húndas ne mágon beorcan. We sceolon beorcan and bodigan ðám lǽwedum

    dumb dogs cannot bark. We ought to bark and preach to the laymen

    • L. Ælfc. C. 23
      • ;
    • Th. ii. 350, 34.

  • Ic hwílum beorce swá húnd

    I sometimes bark as a dog

    • Exon. 106 b
      • ;
    • Th. 406, 16
      • ;
    • Rä. 25, 2.

  • Húndbyrcþ

    canis latrat,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 22
      • ;
    • Som. 24, 8.

  • Ne mæg he fram húndum beón borcen

    he may not be barked at by dogs

    • Herb. 67, 2
      • ;
    • Lchdm. i. 170, 17.
Etymology
[
O.Nrs. berkja
.]
Derived forms
gebeorc, borcian
Similar entries
v. gebeorc.
Linked entries
v.  borcian.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “BEORCAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/3724.

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