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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From English spar.
Verb
sparren
- to spar, to have a practice fight
- to brainstorm, to exchange thoughts
- Synonyms: brainstormen, van gedachten uitwisselen
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Noun
sparren
- plural of spar
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch and Middle Low German sperren, alongside Old English gesparrian; ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsparən/, /ˈspaːrən/, /ˈspɛrən/, /ˈspɛːrən/
Verb
sparren
- To close (to make closed):
- To lock; to bolt up.
- To buckle; to clasp up.
- To block; to seal up.
- To hide or secrete; to store away:
- To confine; to imprison.
- To exclude; to expel.
- To close (to become closed).
Conjugation
infinitive
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(to) sparen, spare
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present tense
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past tense
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1st-person singular
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spare
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spared, sparde
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2nd-person singular
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sparest
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sparedest, spardest
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3rd-person singular
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spareth
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spared, sparde
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subjunctive singular
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spare
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imperative singular
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—
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plural1
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sparen, spare
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spareden, sparede, sparden, sparde
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imperative plural
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spareth, spare
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—
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participles
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sparynge, sparende
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spared, spard
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1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “sparren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “spē̆ren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old English sperran, spirran, spyrran, of unknown ultimate origin, perhaps related to Old Norse sperrask (“to kick out”). Or, a romance borrowing, from Middle French esparer (“to kick”), from old Italian sparare (“to fling”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsparən/, /ˈspɛrən/
Verb
sparren
- To dart out; to strike out.
Conjugation
infinitive
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(to) sparen, spare
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present tense
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past tense
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1st-person singular
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spare
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spared, sparde
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2nd-person singular
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sparest
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sparedest, spardest
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3rd-person singular
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spareth
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spared, sparde
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subjunctive singular
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spare
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imperative singular
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—
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plural1
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sparen, spare
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spareden, sparede, sparden, sparde
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imperative plural
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spareth, spare
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—
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participles
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sparynge, sparende
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spared, spard
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1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “sparren, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “sperren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish
Noun
sparren
- definite nominative singular of sparre