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Old English · verb

spanan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ˈspɑ.nɑn/
Syllables
ˈspɑ · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
lureattractinduceallureenticepersuade

Meaning

  1. to entice, attract, allure, lure

  2. to persuade, induce, urge

Conjugation

Conjugation of spanan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular spanespōnspēon
2nd singular spenestspenstspōnespēone
3rd singular speneþspenþspōnspēon
Plural spanaþspōnonspēonon
Subjunctive
Singular spanespōnespēone
Plural spanenspōnenspēonen
Non-finite forms of spanan
Form
Infinitive spanan
Inflected infinitive spanenne
Imperative singular span
Imperative plural spanaþ
Present participle spanende
Past participle spanenġespanen

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spanan, from Proto-Germanic *spananą. Cognate with Old Saxon spanan, Old High German spanan.

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