spyrian

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Old English

Alternative forms

spirian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspyr.jɑn/,

Verb

spyrian

to track
to make a track
to investigate, examine
to enquire after or into, seek to know about
to look for, seek to attain

Conjugation

Conjugation of spyrian (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	spyrian	spyrienne
first person singular	spyrie	spyrede
second person singular	spyrest	spyredest
third person singular	spyreþ	spyrede
plural	spyriaþ	spyredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	spyrie	spyrede
plural	spyrien	spyreden
imperative
singular	spyre
plural	spyriaþ
participle	present	past
	spyriende	(ġe)spyred

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: spuren, spiren, speren
- English: speer, spear, sper, spere, speir, spire, spyrr
- Scots: speir

References

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

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