Old English · verb
spiercan
Normalised spierċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ˈspi͜yr.t͡ʃɑn/[ˈspi͜yrˠ.t͡ʃɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈspi͜yr · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- sparkledropssprinkle
Meaning
-
to sparkle
-
to fall in drops, sprinkle
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | spierċe | spiercte |
| 2nd singular | spierċestspiercst | spierctest |
| 3rd singular | spierċeþspiercþ | spiercte |
| Plural | spierċaþ | spiercton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | spierċe | spiercte |
| Plural | spierċen | spiercten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | spierċan |
| Inflected infinitive | spierċenne |
| Imperative singular | spierċ |
| Imperative plural | spierċaþ |
| Present participle | spierċende |
| Past participle | spierċedġespierċed |
All forms (17)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sparkijan.
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