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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic *sprūtaną, *spreutaną.
Verb
spruten
- to sprout
- to arise, to form
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Descendants
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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic *sprūtaną, variant of *spreutaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
spruten
- To emerge or sprout; to begin to grow (of plants).
- To experience growth or growing; to mature.
- (rare) To plant; to tend to plants.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) spruten, sprute
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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sprute
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sprot, spruted
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| 2nd-person singular
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sprutest
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sprote, sprot, sprutedest
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| 3rd-person singular
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spruteth
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sprot, spruted
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| subjunctive singular
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sprute
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sprote1, spruted1
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| imperative singular
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| plural2
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spruten, sprute
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sproten, sprote, spruteden, sprutede
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| imperative plural
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spruteth, sprute
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| participles
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sprutynge, sprutende
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sproten, sprote, spruted
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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References
Swedish
Noun
spruten
- definite plural of sprut
West Frisian
Noun
spruten
- plural of sprút