*spellōną

Runic: ᛊᛈᛖᛚᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈspel.lɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to talk, tell, recount

Etymology

Derived from *spellą (‘story’) + *-ōną.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularspellōspellǭ–
2nd singularspellōsispellōsspellō
3rd singularspellōþispellōspellōþau
1st dualspellōsspellōw–
2nd dualspellōþizspellōþizspellōþiz
1st pluralspellōmazspellōm–
2nd pluralspellōþspellōþspellōþ
3rd pluralspellōnþispellōnspellōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularspellōi–
2nd singularspellōsaispellōsau
3rd singularspellōþaispellōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralspellōnþaispellōnþau
2nd pluralspellōnþaispellōnþau
3rd pluralspellōnþaispellōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularspellōdǭspellōdēdį̄
2nd singularspellōdēzspellōdēdīz
3rd singularspellōdēspellōdēdī
1st dualspellōdēdūspellōdēdīw
2nd dualspellōdēdudizspellōdēdīdiz
1st pluralspellōdēdumspellōdēdīm
2nd pluralspellōdēdudspellōdēdīd
3rd pluralspellōdēdunspellōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
spellōną spellōndz spellōdaz

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Descendants

  • *spellōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • espelir, espeler (Old French)
  • *spellōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *spellon (Old Dutch)
      • spellen (Middle Dutch)
        • spellen (Dutch)
        • spèlle (Limburgish)
  • *spellōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • spellian (Old English)
      • spellen (Middle English)
        • spell (English)
  • *spellōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *spellia (Old Frisian)
      • spelle, spjelle, speldzje (West Frisian)
  • *spellōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *spellōn (Old High German)
      • gotspellōn (Old High German)
  • *spellōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *spellōn (Old High German)
      • spellen (Middle High German)
        • spellen (German)
  • spjalla (Old Norse)
    • spjalla (Icelandic)
  • 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐍉𐌽 (spillōn) (Gothic)

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