springe
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English sprengen, from Old English sprengen, sprenċġan, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną (“to cause to spring”). See sprinkle.
Pronunciation
Verb
springe (third-person singular simple present springes, present participle springing or springeing, simple past springed, past participle springed or sprent)
- (obsolete) To sprinkle; to scatter.
- Chaucer
- He would sowen some difficulty, / Or springen cockle in our cleane corn.
- Chaucer
- (transitive) To catch in a springe; to ensnare.
Noun
springe (plural springes)
- (obsolete) A snare.
- 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 3 line 114
- Ay, springes to catch woodcocks
- 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 3 line 114
Anagrams
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German springen, from Old High German springan, from Proto-Germanic *springaną. Cognate with German springen, Dutch springen, English spring, Icelandic springa.
Verb
springe (third-person singular simple present springt, past participle gsprunge, auxiliary sii)
- to run
- to jump, leap
- 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- Bisch du de nit ids Wasser gschprunge?
- So you didn't jump into the water?
- Bisch du de nit ids Wasser gschprunge?
- 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- to burst
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish springæ, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic *springaną, from Proto-Indo-European *spr̥g̑h.
Verb
springe (imperative spring, present springer, past sprang, past participle sprunget, sprungen or sprungne)
- jump, leap, spring
- vault
- bound
- frisk, jump about
- run
- pop
- scarper
- back out
- bounce
- gush, spurt, play
- break, snap,
- burst, explode, go off
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Dutch
Verb
springe
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
springe
- (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of springen.
- (deprecated template usage) First-person singular subjunctive I of springen.
- (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular subjunctive I of springen.
- (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of springen.
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Verb
springe
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Verb
springe (imperative spring, present tense springer, passive springes, simple past sprang, past participle sprunget, present participle springende)
- to bound, jump, leap
- to run
- to blow up, burst, explode, (cork) pop
- (liquids) to gush, spout, squirt
- (flowers) to bud, open, bloom, blossom
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- springa (a infinitive)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
springe (present tense spring, past tense sprang, past participle sprunge, passive infinitive springast, present participle springande, imperative spring)
Derived terms
References
- “springe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian springa, from Proto-Germanic *springaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
springe
- to jump
Inflection
Strong class 3 | ||||
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infinitive | springe | |||
3rd singular past | sprong | |||
past participle | sprongen | |||
infinitive | springe | |||
long infinitive | springen | |||
gerund | springen n | |||
auxiliary | hawwe | |||
indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
1st singular | spring | sprong | ||
2nd singular | springst | sprongst | ||
3rd singular | springt | sprong | ||
plural | springe | sprongen | ||
imperative | spring | |||
participles | springend | sprongen |
Further reading
- “springe”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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