sporen

sporen c

1. singular definite of spore

• IPA^(key): /ˈspoːrə(n)/

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From Middle Dutch sporen. Equivalent to spoor (“spur”) +‎ -en.

sporen

1. (transitive) to spur

• aansporen

From spoor (“track, trail”) +‎ -en.

sporen

1. (intransitive) to agree, to align
2. (intransitive) to be sane

   Die vent spoort niet! ― That guy is not right in the head!

   En wat blijkt volgens die specialisten? Dat Trump wel degelijk niet helemaal spoort in zijn hoofd.

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3. (intransitive) to travel by rail

See the etymology of the main entry.

sporen

1. Plural form of spoor

From spore +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”).

• spuren, spurren, spore, spurie, sporie

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɔːrən/, /ˈspoːrən/, /ˈspurən/

sporen

1. To spur (prod a horse to haste it)
2. (rare) To spur (impel, drive, urge)
3. (rare) To equip spurs.

• English: spur
• Scots: spur

• “spōren, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.

From Old English sporan, from Proto-Germanic *spuraniz; equivalent to spore +‎ -en (“plural suffix”).

sporen

1. plural of spore