spowan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • spōƿan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spōaną (to prosper, succeed, be happy), from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (to prosper, turn out well). Cognate with Old High German spuoen (to succeed), Middle High German spuon (to go forth, succeed, accelerate). More at speed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspoː.wɑn/

Verb

spōwan

  1. to succeed, be successful, thrive
  2. to behove, assist, avail

Conjugation

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.