- beorcan
- sv/i3 3rd pres biercþ past bearc/burcon ptp geborcen to bark; sv/t3 to bark at
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Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
брехать — брешу, др. русск. брехати лаять (СПИ), укр. брехати лгать , болг. брехам тявкать, лаять; ссориться , сербохорв. брѐхати задыхаться, кашлять , словен. bręhati задыхаться , чеш. břechati тявкать , польск. brzechac лаять . Наряду с ними сербохорв … Этимологический словарь русского языка Макса Фасмера
Bark — Bark, v. i. [OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel. berkja, and prob. to E. break.] 1. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; said of some animals, but especially of dogs. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a clamor; to make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bark — I. verb Etymology: Middle English berken, from Old English beorcan; akin to Old Norse berkja to bark, Lithuanian burgėti to growl Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to make the characteristic short loud cry of a dog b. to make a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
bark — bark1 barkless, adj. /bahrk/, n. 1. the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog. 2. a similar sound made by another animal, as a fox. 3. a short, explosive sound, as of firearms: the bark of a revolver. 4. a brusque order, reply, etc.: The foreman… … Universalium
Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… … Wikipedia
borcen — past 3rd sing of beorcan … Old to modern English dictionary
byrcþ — pres 3rd sing of beorcan … Old to modern English dictionary
bark — bark1 [ba:k US ba:rk] v [: Old English; Origin: beorcan] 1.) when a dog barks, it makes a short loud sound or series of sounds →↑growl bark at ▪ The dog always barks at strangers. 2.) [i]also bark out [T] to say something quickly in a loud voice … Dictionary of contemporary English
bark — {{11}}bark (n.2) any small ship, early 15c., from M.Fr. barque (15c.), from L.L. barca (c.400 C.E.), probably cognate with V.L. *barica (see BARGE (Cf. barge)). More precise sense of three masted ship (17c.) often is spelled barque to distinguish … Etymology dictionary
