Contionary:keren

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Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk keren, kerren, from Old Skundavisk kerran, kaerian, from Halmisk ᚲᚨᚱᚱᛃᚨᚾ (karrjan), ᚲᚨᚱᛉᛃᚨᚾ (karŕjan), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

keren (weak, third-person singular simple present kert, past tense kerde, past participle gekerd, past subjunctive kerde, auxiliary haven)

  1. (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.

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