Contionary:keren
Skundavisk
Etymology
From Middle Skundavisk keren, kerren, from Old Skundavisk kerran, kaerian, from Halmisk karrian, karŕian, from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /cerɘn/
Verb
keren (weak, third-person singular simple present kert, past tense kerde, past participle gekerd, past subjunctive kerde, auxiliary haven)
- (dated) to turn, to turn back
Inflection
| infinitive | keren | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | kerend | |||
| past participle | gekerd | |||
| auxiliary | haven | |||
| indicative | subjunctive | |||
| present | ik kere | wi keren | ik kere | wi keren |
| thou kerst | ji kert | thou kerst | ji kert | |
| hi, si, hit kert | si, Si keren | hi, si, hit kere | si, Si keren | |
| preterit | ik kerde | wi kerden | ik kerde | wi kerden |
| thou kerdest | ji kerdet | thou kerdest | ji kerdet | |
| hi, si, hit kerde | si, Si kerden | hi, si, hit kerden | si, Si kerden | |
| imperative | ker | kert (ji) | ||
Usage notes
In its basic form, the verb is rarely used and appears mostly in derived words.