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Old English · verb

sparian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈspɑ.ri.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈspɑ · ri · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
sparestore

Meaning

  1. to spare

  2. to save (keep or store for future use)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sparian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular spariġesparode
2nd singular sparastsparodest
3rd singular sparaþsparode
Plural spariaþsparodon
Subjunctive
Singular spariġesparode
Plural spariġensparoden
Non-finite forms of sparian
Form
Infinitive sparian
Inflected infinitive sparienne
Imperative singular spara
Imperative plural spariaþ
Present participle spariende
Past participle sparodġesparod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sparōną, whence also Old High German sparōn, Old Norse spara.

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