spurnan

Old English

Alternative forms

• spornan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspur.nɑn/, [ˈspurˠ.nɑn]

Verb

spurnan

1. to kick
2. to spurn, reject

Conjugation

Conjugation of spurnan (strong class 3)

infinitive	spurnan	spurnenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	spurne	spearn
second person singular	spyrnst	spurne
third person singular	spyrnþ	spearn
plural	spurnaþ	spurnon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	spurne	spurne
plural	spurnen	spurnen
imperative
singular	spurn
plural	spurnaþ
participle	present	past
	spurnende	(ġe)spornen

Derived terms

• ætspurnan
• ġespurnan
• ōþspurnan

Descendants

• Middle English: spurnen, sporne, spornen, spournen, spurn, spurne, spyrnen
  • English: spurn
  • Scots: spurn

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Verb

spurnan

1. to kick, trample

Conjugation

Conjugation of spūrnan (strong class 3)

infinitive	spūrnan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	spūrnu	spōrn
2nd person singular	spūrnis	spurni
3rd person singular	spūrnid	spōrn
plural	spūrnad	spurnun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	spūrne	spurni
2nd person singular	spūrnes	spurnis
3rd person singular	spūrne	spurni
plural	spūrnen	spurnin
imperative	present
singular	spūrn
plural	spūrnad
participle	present	past
	spūrnandi	gispornan, spornan