gespannan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġesponnan

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ spannan. Cognate with Old High German gispannan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈspɑn.nɑn/

Verb

ġespannan

1. to span, clasp, fasten, join; attach; link

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġespannan (strong class 7)

infinitive	ġespannan	ġespannenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġespanne	ġespēonn, ġespēon
second person singular	ġespenst	ġespēonne, ġespēone
third person singular	ġespenþ	ġespēonn, ġespēon
plural	ġespannaþ	ġespēonnon, ġespēonon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġespanne	ġespēonne, ġespēone
plural	ġespannen	ġespēonnen, ġespēonen
imperative
singular	ġespann
plural	ġespannaþ
participle	present	past
	ġespannende	ġespannen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gespannan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.