*spehōną
Runic: ᛊᛈᛖᚺᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈspe.xɔː.nɑ̃/verb · Weak class 2
Meanings
to peer, look, spy
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (‘to look’). Cognate with Latin speciō (‘look, stare, behold’), Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) (skopéō, ‘I view, examine’).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | spehō | spehǭ | – |
| 2nd singular | spehōsi | spehōs | spehō |
| 3rd singular | spehōþi | spehō | spehōþau |
| 1st dual | spehōs | spehōw | – |
| 2nd dual | spehōþiz | spehōþiz | spehōþiz |
| 1st plural | spehōmaz | spehōm | – |
| 2nd plural | spehōþ | spehōþ | spehōþ |
| 3rd plural | spehōnþi | spehōn | spehōnþau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | spehōi | – |
| 2nd singular | spehōsai | spehōsau |
| 3rd singular | spehōþai | spehōþau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | spehōnþai | spehōnþau |
| 2nd plural | spehōnþai | spehōnþau |
| 3rd plural | spehōnþai | spehōnþau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | spehōdǭ | spehōdēdį̄ |
| 2nd singular | spehōdēz | spehōdēdīz |
| 3rd singular | spehōdē | spehōdēdī |
| 1st dual | spehōdēdū | spehōdēdīw |
| 2nd dual | spehōdēdudiz | spehōdēdīdiz |
| 1st plural | spehōdēdum | spehōdēdīm |
| 2nd plural | spehōdēdud | spehōdēdīd |
| 3rd plural | spehōdēdun | spehōdēdīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| spehōną | spehōndz | spehōdaz |
Descendants
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*spehōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spiō (Vulgar Latin)
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*spehōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*spion (Old Dutch)
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spien, spieden (Middle Dutch)
- spieden (Dutch)
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spien, spieden (Middle Dutch)
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*spion (Old Dutch)
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*spehōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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spehōn, spiohōn, *spihōn, spihāri (Old High German)
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spëhen, spēn, *spiehen, spieher (Middle High German)
- spähen (German)
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spëhen, spēn, *spiehen, spieher (Middle High German)
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spehōn, spiohōn, *spihōn, spihāri (Old High German)
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*spehōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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spehōn, spiohōn, *spihōn, spihāri (Old High German)
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spëhen, spēn, *spiehen, spieher (Middle High German)
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špehovat (Czech)
- szpiegować (Polish)
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špehovat (Czech)
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spëhen, spēn, *spiehen, spieher (Middle High German)
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spehōn, spiohōn, *spihōn, spihāri (Old High German)
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*spehōn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*spehōn (Old Saxon)
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spēgen, spējen, spēen, spēn (Middle Low German)
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speja, spæja (Old Norse)
- spejde (Danish)
- speja, spæja (Icelandic)
- speide (Norwegian)
- speja (Swedish)
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speja, spæja (Old Norse)
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spēgen, spējen, spēen, spēn (Middle Low German)
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*spehōn (Old Saxon)