springan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *springan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsprin.ɡɑn/, [ˈspriŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

springan

to leap, bound
to burst forth (as a fluid), to spurt
to grow (as a plant)
to rise (as the sun)
to spread, be diffused

Conjugation

Conjugation of springan (strong class 3)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	springan	springenne
first person singular	springe	sprang
second person singular	springst	sprunge
third person singular	springþ	sprang
plural	springaþ	sprungon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	springe	sprunge
plural	springen	sprungen
imperative
singular	spring
plural	springaþ
participle	present	past
	springende	(ġe)sprungen

Derived terms

ætspringan
āspringan
ġespringan
onspringan

Descendants

Middle English: spryngen, spring, springe, springen, springgen, springuen, sprinke, spryng, sprynge, spryngge, sprynggyn, sprynghe; sprinken
- English: spring; sprink
- Scots: spring

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “springan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

sprengan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *springan.

Verb

springan

to spring, to jump

Conjugation

Conjugation of springan (strong class 3)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	springan
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

Middle Low German: springen
- German Low German: springen

Swedish

Noun

springan

definite singular of springa.

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