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Old English · verb

spyrian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈspyr.jɑn/
[ˈspyrˠ.jɑn]
Syllables
ˈspyr · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
speerspeirspersperespyrrenquirespiretrack

Meaning

  1. to track

  2. to make a track

  3. to investigate, examine

  4. to enquire after or into, seek to know about

  5. to look for, seek to attain

Conjugation

Conjugation of spyrian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular spyriespyrede
2nd singular spyrestspyredest
3rd singular spyreþspyrede
Plural spyriaþspyredon
Subjunctive
Singular spyriespyrede
Plural spyrienspyreden
Non-finite forms of spyrian
Form
Infinitive spyrian
Inflected infinitive spyrienne
Imperative singular spyre
Imperative plural spyriaþ
Present participle spyriende
Past participle spyredġespyred

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.

Descendants

spear, speer, speir, sper, spere, spire, spyrr

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