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spurnan
spurnan
Old English
Verb
spurnan
Conjugation
Conjugation of spurnan (strong class 3)
infinitive | spurnan | tō spurnanne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | spurno | spearn |
2nd-person singular | spyrnst | spurne |
3rd-person singular | spyrnþ | spearn |
plural | spurnaþ | spurnon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | spurne | spurne |
plural | spurnen | spurnen |
imperative | ||
singular | spurn(e) | |
plural | spurnaþ | |
participle | present | past |
spurnende | spornen |
Descendants
- English: spurn
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *spurnaną (“to kick”), from Proto-Indo-European *spere- (“ankle”). Akin to Old Frisian spurna, Old English spurnan, Old High German spurnan, Old Norse sporna "to kick", Latin sperno, spernere "to scorn"
Verb
spurnan