*hrespaną

Runic: ᚺᚱᛖᛊᛈᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxres.pɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

  1. to tear; rip
  2. to plunder

Etymology

From earlier *hrepspaną, *hrepsaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb-, *(s)krebʰ- (‘to turn; bend; shrink’), from *(s)ker- (‘to turn; bend’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularhrespōhrespaų–
2nd singularhrispizihrespaizhresp
3rd singularhrispidihrespaihrespadau
1st dualhrespōzhrespaiw–
2nd dualhrespadizhrespaidizhrespadiz
1st pluralhrespamazhrespaim–
2nd pluralhrispidhrespaidhrispid
3rd pluralhrespandihrespainhrespandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhrespai–
2nd singularhrespazaihrespaizau
3rd singularhrespadaihrespaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralhrespandaihrespaindau
2nd pluralhrespandaihrespaindau
3rd pluralhrespandaihrespaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhrasphruspį̄
2nd singularhrasfthruspīz
3rd singularhrasphruspī
1st dualhruspūhruspīw
2nd dualhruspudizhruspīdiz
1st pluralhruspumhruspīm
2nd pluralhruspudhruspīd
3rd pluralhruspunhruspīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
hrespaną hrespandz hruspanaz

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Descendants

  • *hrespan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ġehrespan (Old English)
    • hrespa (Old Frisian)
  • *hrespan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hrespan, respan (Old High German)
      • rëspen (Middle High German)

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