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Old English · verb

spurnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈspur.nɑn/
[ˈspurˠ.nɑn]
Syllables
ˈspur · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
spurnkick

Meaning

  1. to kick

  2. to spurn, reject

Conjugation

Conjugation of spurnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular spurnespearn
2nd singular spyrnstspurne
3rd singular spyrnþspearn
Plural spurnaþspurnon
Subjunctive
Singular spurnespurne
Plural spurnenspurnen
Non-finite forms of spurnan
Form
Infinitive spurnan
Inflected infinitive spurnenne
Imperative singular spurn
Imperative plural spurnaþ
Present participle spurnende
Past participle spornenġespornen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spurnan, from Proto-Germanic *spurnaną (“to kick”).

Descendants

spurn

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