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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spurnijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *spurnijaną.
Verb
*spurnijan
- to spur; push; kick
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *spurnijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *spurnidā | |
| Infinitive | *spurnijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *spurnijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *spurnijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *spurnijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *spurniju | *spurnidā |
| 2nd singular | *spurnisi | *spurnidēs, *spurnidōs |
| 3rd singular | *spurniþi | *spurnidē, *spurnidā |
| 1st plural | *spurnijum | *spurnidum |
| 2nd plural | *spurniþ | *spurnidud |
| 3rd plural | *spurnijanþ | *spurnidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *spurnijē | *spurnidī |
| 2nd singular | *spurnijēs | *spurnidī |
| 3rd singular | *spurnijē | *spurnidī |
| 1st plural | *spurnijēm | *spurnidīm |
| 2nd plural | *spurnijēþ | *spurnidīd |
| 3rd plural | *spurnijēn | *spurnidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *spurni | |
| Plural | *spurniþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *spurnijandī | *spurnid |
Related terms
- *sporōn
- *sporō
- *spurnan
Descendants
- English: spyrnan
- Middle English: spirnen, spernen
- Old Dutch: *spurnen
- ⇒ Old Dutch: witherspurnen
- Old High German: spurnen
- Middle High German: spürnen