sparklen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sparkel +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspark(ə)lən/

Verb

sparklen

  1. To spark (emit sparks)
  2. To sparkle; to scintillate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sparklen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) sparklen, sparkle
present tense past tense
1st-person singular sparkle sparkled
2nd-person singular sparklest sparkledest
3rd-person singular sparkleth sparkled
subjunctive singular sparkle
imperative singular
plural1 sparklen, sparkle sparkleden, sparklede
imperative plural sparkleth, sparkle
participles sparklynge, sparklende sparkled

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: sparkle

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