*springaną

Runic: ᛊᛈᚱᛁᚾᚷᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈspriŋ.ɡɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to spring, to jump up
to burst, to explode

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sprenǵʰ-, nasalised form of Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ- (‘to move energetically, hurry, spring’). Compare Ancient Greek σπέρχω (spérkhō) (spérkhō, ‘to set in rapid motion, haste, hurry’), Sanskrit स्पृहयति (spṛháyati) (spṛháyati, ‘to be eager’), Albanian shpërthej (‘to pop open, puncture, lance, make explode, blow up’), Lithuanian spreñgti (‘to push (in)’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	springō	springaų	–
2nd singular	springizi	springaiz	spring
3rd singular	springidi	springai	springadau
1st dual	springōz	springaiw	–
2nd dual	springadiz	springaidiz	springadiz
1st plural	springamaz	springaim	–
2nd plural	springid	springaid	springid
3rd plural	springandi	springain	springandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	springai	–
2nd singular	springazai	springaizau
3rd singular	springadai	springaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	springandai	springaindau
2nd plural	springandai	springaindau
3rd plural	springandai	springaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	sprang	sprungį̄
2nd singular	spranht	sprungīz
3rd singular	sprang	sprungī
1st dual	sprungū	sprungīw
2nd dual	sprungudiz	sprungīdiz
1st plural	sprungum	sprungīm
2nd plural	sprungud	sprungīd
3rd plural	sprungun	sprungīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
springaną	springandz	sprunganaz

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Descendants

*springan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *springan (Old Dutch)
  - springen (Middle Dutch)
    - springe (Limburgish)
*springan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *springan (Old Dutch)
  - springen (Middle Dutch)
    - springen (Dutch)
      - spring (Afrikaans)
      - pringgi (Berbice Creole Dutch)
      - spring, springe, spränge (Jersey Dutch)
      - spriṅ (Negerhollands)
*springan (Proto-West Germanic)
- springan (Old English)
  - spryngen (Middle English)
    - spring, sprink (English)
    - spring (Scots)
*springan (Proto-West Germanic)
- springa (Old Frisian)
  - springe (Saterland Frisian)
  - springe (West Frisian)
*springan (Proto-West Germanic)
- springan (Old High German)
  - springen (Middle High German)
    - springe, schpringe (Alemannic German)
    - springen (Cimbrian)
    - springen (German)
    - sprangen (Luxembourgish)
    - schpringe (Pennsylvania German)
    - שפּרינגען (shpringen) (Yiddish)
*springan (Proto-West Germanic)
- springan, sprengan (Old Saxon)
  - springen (Middle Low German)
    - springen (German Low German)
springa (Old Norse)
- springa (Faroese)
- springge, springga (Gutnish)
- springa (Icelandic)
- ?, springe, sprekke (Norwegian)
springa (Old Norse)
- springæ (Old Danish)
  - springe, sprække (Danish)
springa (Old Norse)
- springa (Old Swedish)
  - springa, spricka (Swedish)

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