gebeorc

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ beorcan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈbe͜ork/, [jeˈbe͜orˠk]

Noun

ġebeorc n

  1. barking
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
      Ġemenġed stemn is þe bið būtan andġyte, swylċ swā is hrȳðera ġehlōw and horsa hnǣġung, hunda ġebeorc, trēowa brastlung, et cetera.
      A confused sound is a sound that has no meaning, such as the mooing of cows and the neighing of horses, the barking of dogs, the rustling of trees, et cetera.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġebeorc ġebeorc
accusative ġebeorc ġebeorc
genitive ġebeorces ġebeorca
dative ġebeorce ġebeorcum
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