spiwan

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Middle English

Verb

spiwan

  1. alternative form of spewen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spīwan.

Pronunciation

Verb

spīwan

  1. to vomit, spew
  2. to spit
    • late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
      Herodes hēt tīon þā ċild of hira mōdor brēostum ond bōsmum, ond þonne man þā ċild cwealde, þonne spiwon hīe þā meoloc ǣr þæt blōd.
      Herod ordered that the children be torn from their mothers' breasts and bosoms, and when they were killed they spat out the milk before the blood.

Conjugation

Conjugation of spīwan (strong, class I)
infinitive spīwan spīwenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular spīwe spāw
second person singular spīwst spiwe
third person singular spīwþ spāw
plural spīwaþ spiwon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular spīwe spiwe
plural spīwen spiwen
imperative
singular spīw
plural spīwaþ
participle present past
spīwende (ġe)spiwen

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spīwan.

Verb

spīwan

  1. to spew
  2. to spit
    • 9th c. Heliand, verse 5494
      ...endi im undar is ōgun spīwun,...
      ...and they spat at him under his eyes,...

Conjugation

Conjugation of spīwan (strong class 1)
infinitive spīwan
indicative present past
1st person singular spīwu spēw
2nd person singular spīwis spiwi
3rd person singular spīwid spēw
plural spīwad spiwun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular spīwe spiwi
2nd person singular spīwes spiwis
3rd person singular spīwe spiwi
plural spīwen spiwin
imperative present
singular spīw
plural spīwad
participle present past
spīwandi gispiwan, spiwan

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