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Old English · verb

spryttan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈspryt.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈspryt · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
spirtspurtgerminatesprit

Meaning

  1. to spring, sprout, germinate

    He cwæð, Sprytte seo eorðe growende gærs ⁊ sæd wyrcende, ⁊ æppelbære treow wæstm wyrcende æfter his cynne, ðæs sæd sy on him syluum ofer eorðan. Hit wæs ða swa gedon.

    10th century, Ælfric, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

Conjugation

Conjugation of spryttan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular spryttesprytte
2nd singular sprytstspryttest
3rd singular spryttsprytsprytte
Plural spryttaþsprytton
Subjunctive
Singular spryttesprytte
Plural spryttensprytten
Non-finite forms of spryttan
Form
Infinitive spryttan
Inflected infinitive spryttenne
Imperative singular spryte
Imperative plural spryttaþ
Present participle spryttende
Past participle sprytedġesprytedspryttġespryttsprytġespryt

All forms (16)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *spruttjan, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to strew, sow, sprinkle”).

Descendants

spirt, sprit, spurt

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