spruten
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic *sprūtaną, *spreutaną.
Verb
spruten
- to sprout
- to arise, to form
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: spruiten
- Afrikaans: spruit
- → Papiamentu: sprùit, spreit, spruit
Further reading
- “spruten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “spruten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sproutyn, sprowtyn
Etymology
From Old English sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic *sprūtaną, variant of *spreutaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspruːtən/
Verb
spruten
- To emerge or sprout; to begin to grow (of plants).
- To experience growth or growing; to mature.
- (rare) To plant; to tend to plants.
Conjugation
Conjugation of spruten (strong class 6 or weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) spruten, sprute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | sprute | sprot, spruted | |
| 2nd-person singular | sprutest | sprote, sprot, sprutedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | spruteth | sprot, spruted | |
| subjunctive singular | sprute | sprote1, spruted1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | spruten, sprute | sproten, sprote, spruteden, sprutede | |
| imperative plural | spruteth, sprute | — | |
| participles | sprutynge, sprutende | sproten, sprote, spruted | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: sprout
- Scots: sproot, spruit
References
- “sprǒuten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-27.
Swedish
Noun
spruten
- definite plural of sprut
West Frisian
Noun
spruten
- plural of sprút