sparren

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See also: Sparren and spärren

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spɑrə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑrən

Etymology 1

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From English spar.

Verb

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sparren

  1. to spar, to have a practice fight
  2. to brainstorm, to exchange thoughts
    Synonyms: brainstormen, van gedachten uitwisselen
Conjugation
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Conjugation of sparren (weak)
infinitive sparren
past singular sparde
past participle gespard
infinitive sparren
gerund sparren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spar sparde
2nd person sing. (jij) spart, spar2 sparde
2nd person sing. (u) spart sparde
2nd person sing. (gij) spart sparde
3rd person singular spart sparde
plural sparren sparden
subjunctive sing.1 sparre sparde
subjunctive plur.1 sparren sparden
imperative sing. spar
imperative plur.1 spart
participles sparrend gespard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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sparren

  1. plural of spar

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch and Middle Low German sperren, alongside Old English gesparrian; ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsparən/, /ˈspaːrən/, /ˈspɛrən/, /ˈspɛːrən/

Verb

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sparren

  1. To close (to make closed):
    1. To lock; to bolt up.
    2. To buckle; to clasp up.
    3. To block; to seal up.
  2. To hide or secrete; to store away:
    1. To confine; to imprison.
    2. To exclude; to expel.
  3. To close (to become closed).
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Descendants
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  • English: spar
  • Scots: spar
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Etymology 2

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From Old English sperran, spirran, spyrran, of unknown ultimate origin, perhaps related to Old Norse sperrask (to kick out). Or, a romance borrowing, from Middle French esparer (to kick), from old Italian sparare (to fling).[1]

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsparən/, /ˈspɛrən/

Verb

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sparren

  1. To dart out; to strike out.
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Swedish

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Noun

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sparren

  1. definite nominative singular of sparre