Old English · verb
aspringan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class III
- IPA
- /ˈɑs.prin.ɡɑn/[ˈɑs.priŋ.ɡɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈɑs · prin · ɡɑn (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
to spring up, arise
Þæt sixte wīte wæs, þæt mislīċe ḡeswel and blǣdran asprungon on heora līchaman on eallum his folce.
The sixth plague was that various swellings and pustules sprung up on the bodies of all of his people.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church -
to cease, lack
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | aspringe | asprang |
| 2nd singular | aspringst | asprunge |
| 3rd singular | aspringþ | asprang |
| Plural | aspringaþ | asprungon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | aspringe | asprunge |
| Plural | aspringen | asprungen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | aspringan |
| Inflected infinitive | aspringenne |
| Imperative singular | aspring |
| Imperative plural | aspringaþ |
| Present participle | aspringende |
| Past participle | asprungenġeasprungen |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From a- + springan.
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