springan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *springaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspriŋɡɑn/

Verb

springan

  1. to leap, bound
  2. to burst forth (as a fluid), to spurt
  3. to grow (as a plant)
  4. to rise (as the sun)
  5. to spread, be diffused

Conjugation
Conjugation of springan (strong class 3)
infinitive springan tō springenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular springe sprang
2nd-person singular springest sprunge
3rd-person singular springeþ sprang
plural springaþ sprungon
subjunctive present past
singular springe sprunge
plural springen sprungen
imperative
singular spring
plural springaþ
participle present past
springende (ġe)sprungen

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • springan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *springaną.

Verb

springan

  1. to spring, to jump

Conjugation
Conjugation of springan (strong class 3)
infinitive springan
indicative present past
1st person singular springu sprang
2nd person singular springis sprungi
3rd person singular springid sprang
plural springad sprungun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular springe sprungi
2nd person singular springes sprungis
3rd person singular springe sprungi
plural springen sprungin
imperative present
singular spring
plural springad
participle present past
springandi gisprungan, sprungan

Descendants

Swedish

Noun

springan

  1. definite singular of springa
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