spyrian

Old English

Alternative forms

• spirian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspyr.jɑn/, [ˈspyrˠ.jɑn]

Verb

spyrian

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 (weak class 1)

infinitive	spyrian	spyrienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	spyrie	spyrede
second person singular	spyrest	spyredest
third person singular	spyreþ	spyrede
plural	spyriaþ	spyredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	spyrie	spyrede
plural	spyrien	spyreden
imperative
singular	spyre
plural	spyriaþ
participle	present	past
	spyriende	(ġe)spyred

Derived terms

• āspyrian
• ġespyrian
• ofspyrian
• spyriend
• spyriġung

Descendants

• Middle English: spuren, spiren, speren
  • English: speer, speir, spere
  • Scots: speir

References

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