*spraidijaną

Runic: ᛊᛈᚱᚨᛁᛞᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsprɑi̯.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to spread
to distribute

Etymology

From *sprīþaną (‘to break up’) + *-janą. Cognate with Latin spernō, spargō, Ancient Greek σπείρω (speírō) (speírō), Persian سپردن (sepordan, ‘to deposit’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	spraidijō	spraidijaų	–
2nd singular	spraidīsi	spraidijais	spraidī
3rd singular	spraidīþi	spraidijai	spraidijaþau
1st dual	spraidijōs	spraidijaiw	–
2nd dual	spraidijaþiz	spraidijaiþiz	spraidijaþiz
1st plural	spraidijamaz	spraidijaim	–
2nd plural	spraidīþ	spraidijaiþ	spraidīþ
3rd plural	spraidijanþi	spraidijain	spraidijanþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	spraidijai	–
2nd singular	spraidijasai	spraidijaisau
3rd singular	spraidijaþai	spraidijaiþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	spraidijanþai	spraidijainþau
2nd plural	spraidijanþai	spraidijainþau
3rd plural	spraidijanþai	spraidijainþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	spraididǭ	spraididēdį̄
2nd singular	spraididēz	spraididēdīz
3rd singular	spraididē	spraididēdī
1st dual	spraididēdū	spraididēdīw
2nd dual	spraididēdudiz	spraididēdīdiz
1st plural	spraididēdum	spraididēdīm
2nd plural	spraididēdud	spraididēdīd
3rd plural	spraididēdun	spraididēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
spraidijaną	spraidijandz	spraididaz

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Descendants

*spraidijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- spréigh (Irish)
- sprida (Swedish)
*spraidijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spreiden, *sprēden (Old Dutch)
  - spreiden, sprêden (Middle Dutch)
    - spreiden (Dutch)
      - sprei (Afrikaans)
*spraidijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- sprǣdan (Old English)
  - spreden (Middle English)
    - spread (English)
    - spreid (Scots)
*spraidijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sprēda (Old Frisian)
  - spriedjen (North Frisian)
  - spreede (Saterland Frisian)
  - spriede (West Frisian)
*spraidijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- spreiten (Old High German)
  - spreiten (Middle High German)
    - spräite (Alemannic German)
    - spreiten (German)
*spraidijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sprēdian (Old Saxon)
  - sprêden (Middle Low German)
    - spreden (Low German)
    - spre, spreia (Norwegian)

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