spryttan
Old English
Etymology
from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to strew, sow, sprinkle”).
Pronunciation
Verb
spryttan
- (intransitive) to spring, sprout, germinate
- 10th century, Ælfric, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- He cwæð, Sprytte seo eorðe growende gærs 7 sæd wyrcende, 7 æppelbære treow wæstm wyrcende æfter his cynne, ðæs sæd sy on him syluum ofer eorðan. Hit wæs ða swa gedon.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive) to put forth the shoot
Conjugation
Conjugation of spryttan (weak class 1)
infinitive | spryttan | spryttenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | sprytte | sprytte |
second person singular | sprytst | spryttest |
third person singular | sprytt, spryt | sprytte |
plural | spryttaþ | sprytton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | sprytte | sprytte |
plural | sprytten | sprytten |
imperative | ||
singular | spryte | |
plural | spryttaþ | |
participle | present | past |
spryttende | (ġe)spryted, (ġe)sprytt, (ġe)spryt |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- English: spurt