gesparrian
Old English
Etymology
ge- + sparrian, from Proto-West Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną (“to block”). Related to *sparrô (“beam, log”).
Verb
ġesparrian
- to shut
- The Gospel of St. Matthew, in Anglo-Saxon and Northumbrian versions, edited by Kemble
- Gesparrado dure ðín
- had shut thy door
- The Gospel of St. Matthew, in Anglo-Saxon and Northumbrian versions, edited by Kemble
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġesparrian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | ġesparrian | ġesparrienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġesparriġe | ġesparrode |
| second person singular | ġesparrast | ġesparrodest |
| third person singular | ġesparraþ | ġesparrode |
| plural | ġesparriaþ | ġesparrodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġesparriġe | ġesparrode |
| plural | ġesparriġen | ġesparroden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġesparra | |
| plural | ġesparriaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġesparriende | ġesparrod | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ge-sparrian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “990-991”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 990-991
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