spenen

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch spenen, spanen, from Old Dutch *spennen, *spanōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spanōn, *spannjan, from Proto-Germanic *spanōną, *spanjaną (“to wean”), from Proto-Germanic *spanō, *spenô (“teat, nipple”); equivalent to speen +‎ -en. Cognate with Middle Low German spenen, spānen, spōnen (“to wean”), Middle High German spenen (“to wean”), Middle English spanen (whence English spane, spean (“to wean”)).

Verb[edit]

spenen

  1. (transitive) to wean
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of spenen (weak)
infinitive spenen
past singular speende
past participle gespeend
infinitive spenen
gerund spenen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular speen speende
2nd person sing. (jij) speent speende
2nd person sing. (u) speent speende
2nd person sing. (gij) speent speende
3rd person singular speent speende
plural spenen speenden
subjunctive sing.1 spene speende
subjunctive plur.1 spenen speenden
imperative sing. speen
imperative plur.1 speent
participles spenend gespeend
1) Archaic.
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: speen

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

spenen

  1. plural of speen

Middle English[edit]

Verb[edit]

spenen

  1. Alternative form of spinnen

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

spenen

  1. definite singular of spene
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