mearcian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *markōną, from *markō (“a mark”). Cognate with Old Frisian merkia (“to notice”), Old Saxon markon (“to design”), Old High German marchon (“to limit”) (German merken (“to put a mark on”)), Old Norse marka (“put a mark on, observe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæɑrkiɑn/

Verb

mearcian

  1. to mark

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