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Old English · verb

springan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈsprin.ɡɑn/
[ˈspriŋ.ɡɑn]
Syllables
ˈsprin · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
sprinkdiffusedspurtleapbound

Meaning

  1. to leap, bound

  2. to burst forth (as a fluid), to spurt

    forð under fexe....for the swing, the blood from his veins sprang forth under his hair.

    ...for swenge swat ædrum sprong
  3. to grow (as a plant)

  4. to rise (as the sun)

  5. to spread, be diffused

Conjugation

Conjugation of springan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular springesprang
2nd singular springstsprunge
3rd singular springþsprang
Plural springaþsprungon
Subjunctive
Singular springesprunge
Plural springensprungen
Non-finite forms of springan
Form
Infinitive springan
Inflected infinitive springenne
Imperative singular spring
Imperative plural springaþ
Present participle springende
Past participle sprungenġesprungen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *springan.

Descendants

spring, sprink

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