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spiwan
spiwan
Old English
Verb
spīwan
- (clarification of this Old English definition is being sought) to spew
Conjugation
Conjugation of spīwan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | spīwan | tō spīwanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | spīwe | spāw |
| 2nd-person singular | spīwest | spiwe |
| 3rd-person singular | spīweþ | spāw |
| plural | spīwaþ | spiwon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | spīwe | spiwe |
| plural | spīwen | spiwen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | spīw | |
| plural | spīwaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| spīwende | (ġe)spiwen | |
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *spīwaną, whence also Old English spīwan, Old Frisian spīa, Old High German spīwan, Old Norse spýja, Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (speiwan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (“to spit, vomit”).
Verb
spīwan
- to spew
Conjugation
Conjugation of spīwan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | spīwan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | spīwu | spēw |
| 2nd person singular | spīwis | spiwi |
| 3rd person singular | spīwid | spēw |
| plural | spīwad | spiwun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | spīwe | spiwi |
| 2nd person singular | spīwes | spiwis |
| 3rd person singular | spīwe | spiwi |
| plural | spīwen | spiwin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | spīw | |
| plural | spīwad | |
| participle | present | past |
| spīwandi | gispiwan, spiwan | |
Descendants
- Middle Low German spîen
- Low German: spiien, speen
- Plautdietsch: spieen