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sprengen

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Noun

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sprengen

  1. plural of spreng

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sprengen, from Old High German sprengen, from Proto-West Germanic *sprangijan, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną.

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sprengen (weak, third-person singular present sprengt, past tense sprengte, past participle gesprengt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to blow up, to blast
  2. (transitive, horticulture) to sprinkle

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English sprenġan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprangijan, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną; compare spryngen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsprɛnd͡ʒən/, /ˈsprind͡ʒən/

Verb

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sprengen (third-person singular simple present sprengeth, present participle sprengende, sprengynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sprenged)

  1. To sprinkle or asperse; to spread in small drops or bits.
  2. To diffuse or spray with a mist or gas.
  3. To combine or intermingle; to (cause to) become blended.
  4. (figuratively) To cleanse or purify from taint.
  5. (rare, of the sun) To rise; to emerge or appear.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of sprengen (weak irregular/in -ed)
infinitive (to) sprengen, sprenge
present tense past tense
1st-person singular sprenge spreynde, sprenged
2nd-person singular sprengest spreyndest, sprengedest
3rd-person singular sprengeth spreynde, sprenged
subjunctive singular sprenge
imperative singular
plural1 sprengen, sprenge spreynden, spreynde, sprengeden, sprengede
imperative plural sprengeth, sprenge
participles sprengynge, sprengende spreynd, sprenged, yspreynd, ysprenged

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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  • English: springe (obsolete)

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