Reconstruction:Old Dutch/sparon

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sparēn, from Proto-Germanic *sparāną. Equivalent to spar (“sparing, frugal”) +‎ -on.

Verb

*sparon

  1. to spare
  2. to save up

Inflection

Conjugation of *sparon (weak class 2)
infinitive *sparon
indicative present past
1st person singular *sparo, *sparon *sparoda
2nd person singular *sparos *sparodos
3rd person singular *sparot *sparoda
1st person plural *sparon *sparodon
2nd person plural *sparot *sparodot
3rd person plural *sparont *sparodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *spare *sparodi
2nd person singular *sparis *sparodis
3rd person singular *spare *sparodi
1st person plural *sparin *sparodin
2nd person plural *sparit *sparodit
3rd person plural *sparin *sparodin
imperative present
singular *sparo
plural *sparot
participle present past
*sparondi *sparot, *gisparot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: spāren

Further reading

  • “sparon ?”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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