sparplen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

sparble, sparcle, sparpellen, sparplyn, sparpoilen, sparpoylle, sparpule, sparpuilen, sparpyll, sparpylle, spartelyn, sperkelen, sperkylle, sperpillen, sperple

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman esparpeler (compare Old French esparpeillier), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsparp(ə)lən/, /ˈsparpilən/, /ˈsparpui̯lən/, /ˈspark(ə)lən/, /ˈspart(ə)lən/

Verb

sparplen (chiefly Late Middle English)

To scatter or disperse.
To cause to scatter; to spread out.
To cover (in something); to douse or sprinkle.
To vanish by dispersion.
(rare) To distribute; to hand out.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sparplen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) sparplen, sparple
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	sparple	sparpled
2nd-person singular	sparplest	sparpledest
3rd-person singular	sparpleth	sparpled
subjunctive singular	sparple	sparpled
imperative singular	sparple	—

plural¹	sparplen, sparple	sparpleden, sparplede
imperative plural	sparpleth, sparple	—

participles	sparplynge, sparplende	sparpled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: sparble

References

“sparplen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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