sporen

See also: Sporen and спорен

Danish

Noun

sporen c

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of spore

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspoːrə(n)/

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sporen. Equivalent to spoor (“spur”) +‎ -en.

Verb

sporen

1. (transitive) to spur

Inflection

Conjugation of sporen (weak)
infinitive	sporen
past singular	spoorde
past participle	gespoord
infinitive	sporen
gerund	sporen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	spoor	spoorde
2nd person sing. (jij)	spoort	spoorde
2nd person sing. (u)	spoort	spoorde
2nd person sing. (gij)	spoort	spoorde
3rd person singular	spoort	spoorde
plural	sporen	spoorden
subjunctive sing.1	spore	spoorde
subjunctive plur.1	sporen	spoorden
imperative sing.	spoor
imperative plur.1	spoort
participles	sporend	gespoord
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aansporen

Etymology 2

From spoor (“track, trail”) +‎ -en.

Verb

sporen

1. (intransitive) to agree, to align
2. (intransitive) to be sane

   Die vent spoort niet! ― That guy is not right in the head!

   En wat blijkt volgens die specialisten? Dat Trump wel degelijk niet helemaal spoort in zijn hoofd.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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3. (intransitive) to travel by rail

Inflection

Conjugation of sporen (weak)
infinitive	sporen
past singular	spoorde
past participle	gespoord
infinitive	sporen
gerund	sporen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	spoor	spoorde
2nd person sing. (jij)	spoort	spoorde
2nd person sing. (u)	spoort	spoorde
2nd person sing. (gij)	spoort	spoorde
3rd person singular	spoort	spoorde
plural	sporen	spoorden
subjunctive sing.1	spore	spoorde
subjunctive plur.1	sporen	spoorden
imperative sing.	spoor
imperative plur.1	spoort
participles	sporend	gespoord
1) Archaic.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

sporen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of spoor

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From spore +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”).

Alternative forms

• spuren, spurren, spore, spurie, sporie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɔːrən/, /ˈspoːrən/, /ˈspurən/

Verb

sporen

1. To spur (prod a horse to haste it)
2. (rare) To spur (impel, drive, urge)
3. (rare) To equip spurs.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sporen (weak)

infinitive	(to) sporen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	spore	sporede
2nd person singular	sporest	sporedest
3rd person singular	sporeþ, sporeth	sporede
plural	sporen	sporeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	spore	sporede
plural	sporen	sporeden
imperative	present
singular	spore
plural	sporeþ, sporeth
participle	present	past
	sporende, sporinge	spored, yspored

Descendants

• English: spur
• Scots: spur

References

• “spōren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.

Etymology 2

From Old English sporan, from Proto-Germanic *spuraniz; equivalent to spore +‎ -en (“plural suffix”).

Noun

sporen

1. plural of spore

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sporen m

1. definite singular of spore

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sporen m

1. definite singular of spore