spoet

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *spuot, from Proto-West Germanic *spōdi.

Noun

spoet m or f

1. progress, success, good outcome
2. luck, prosperity
3. speed, progressing fast, haste

Inflection

Strong feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	spoet	spoete
accusative	spoet	spoete
genitive	spoet, spoete	spoete
dative	spoet, spoete	spoeten

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	spoet	spoete
accusative	spoet	spoete
genitive	spoets	spoete
dative	spoete	spoeten

Derived terms

• spoeden

Descendants

• Dutch: spoed

Further reading

• “spoet (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “spoet (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I