Old English · verb
spearcian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈspæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/[ˈspæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈspæ͜ɑr · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- sparksparkle
Meaning
-
to spark, sparkle
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | spearciġe | spearcode |
| 2nd singular | spearcast | spearcodest |
| 3rd singular | spearcaþ | spearcode |
| Plural | spearciaþ | spearcodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | spearciġe | spearcode |
| Plural | spearciġen | spearcoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | spearcian |
| Inflected infinitive | spearcienne |
| Imperative singular | spearca |
| Imperative plural | spearciaþ |
| Present participle | spearciende |
| Past participle | spearcodġespearcod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sparkōn, equivalent to spearca (“spark”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)
Descendants
spark
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