Participles
| Present | ġeċierrende |
| Past | ġeċiered |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġeċierre |
| 2nd sing. | ġeċierest |
| 3rd sing. | ġeċiereþ |
| 1st plur. | ġeċierraþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġeċierraþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġeċierraþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġeċierde |
| 2nd sing. | ġeċierdest |
| 3rd sing. | ġeċierde |
| 1st plur. | ġeċierdon |
| 2nd plur. | ġeċierdon |
| 3rd plur. | ġeċierdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġeċierre |
| 2nd sing. | ġeċierre |
| 3rd sing. | ġeċierre |
| 1st plur. | ġeċierren |
| 2nd plur. | ġeċierren |
| 3rd plur. | ġeċierren |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġeċierde |
| 2nd sing. | ġeċierde |
| 3rd sing. | ġeċierde |
| 1st plur. | ġeċierden |
| 2nd plur. | ġeċierden |
| 3rd plur. | ġeċierden |
Imperative
| Singular | ġeċiere |
| Plural | ġeċierraþ |
Verbs similar to 'gecierran'
becierran,
acierran,
cierran,
gebiergan,
geciegan,
gecyrran,
gegierwan,
gehieran,
gehierdan,
gehiertan,
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + ċierran.
Sample Sentences
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(a) to change the direction of
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(b) to repulse
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(c) to return, replace
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c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary"
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Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende." (The blessed Mary, and Joseph, the child's foster-father, returned to the city of Nazareth with the child; "and the child grew, and was strengthened, and filled with wisdom, and God's grace was dwelling within him.")
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Þa æfter þrym gearum þæs þe heo gecyrred wæs... (Then after three years since her conversion,...) [late 10th century, Ælfric, sancte Eugenie uirginis:]
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ġif hi iġdæġes tō mynstre ġeċyrran mihton (if they could return to the monastery on the same day) [late 10th century, Ælfric, sancti Benedicti abbatis:]
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(a) to attempt to do, perform (+ tō)
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(b) to cease to do, desist from (+ fram)
Cognates
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