spyrian
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editspyrian
- 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
editConjugation of spyrian (weak class 1)
| infinitive | spyrian | spyrienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| 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
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “spyrian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.