spurnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• spornen, spournen, spyrnen, spurn, spurne, sporne

Etymology

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From Old English spurnan, from Proto-Germanic *spurnaną; equivalent to spurn (“stumbling”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspurnən/

Verb

spurnen

1. To fall over, to misstep; to bump into something.
2. To hit or land a blow using one's feet.
3. To force to the ground; to stand on.
4. (rare) To scorn; to hold in low regard or standing.
5. (rare) To make a mistake or error; to mischoose.

Conjugation

Conjugation of spurnen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) spurnen, spurne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	spurne	spurned
2nd-person singular	spurnest	spurnedest
3rd-person singular	spurneth	spurned
subjunctive singular	spurne
imperative singular		—
plural1	spurnen, spurne	spurneden, spurnede
imperative plural	spurneth, spurne	—
participles	spurnynge, spurnende	spurned, yspurned

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

Derived terms

• spornyng
• spurn

Descendants

• English: spurn
• Scots: spurn

References

• “spurnen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-08.