spurnan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spurnan, from Proto-Germanic *spurnaną (to kick).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspur.nɑn/, [ˈspurˠ.nɑn]

Verb

spurnan

  1. to kick
  2. to spurn, reject

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ætspurnan
  • ġespurnan
  • ōþspurnan

Descendants

  • Middle English: spurnen, sporne, spornen, spournen, spurn, spurne, spyrnen
    • English: spurn
    • Scots: spurn

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spurnan, from Proto-Germanic *spurnaną (to kick).

Verb

spurnan

  1. to kick, trample

Conjugation