*spīwaną

Runic: ᛊᛈᛁᚹᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈspiː.wɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to spew, to spit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptēiw-, *(s)ptyēw- (‘to spit, vomit’). Cognate with Latin spuō (“spit”, verb) (“spit”, verb), Ancient Greek πτύω (ptúō) (ptúō, ‘spit, vomit’), Old Armenian թուք (tʻukʻ), Old Church Slavonic пльвати (plĭvati) (plĭvati), Sanskrit ष्ठीवति (ṣṭhīvati) (ṣṭhīvati).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	spīwō	spīwaų	–
2nd singular	spīwizi	spīwaiz	spīw
3rd singular	spīwidi	spīwai	spīwadau
1st dual	spīwōz	spīwaiw	–
2nd dual	spīwadiz	spīwaidiz	spīwadiz
1st plural	spīwamaz	spīwaim	–
2nd plural	spīwid	spīwaid	spīwid
3rd plural	spīwandi	spīwain	spīwandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	spīwai	–
2nd singular	spīwazai	spīwaizau
3rd singular	spīwadai	spīwaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	spīwandai	spīwaindau
2nd plural	spīwandai	spīwaindau
3rd plural	spīwandai	spīwaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	spaiw	spiwį̄
2nd singular	spaiwt	spiwīz
3rd singular	spaiw	spiwī
1st dual	spiwū	spiwīw
2nd dual	spiwudiz	spiwīdiz
1st plural	spiwum	spiwīm
2nd plural	spiwud	spiwīd
3rd plural	spiwun	spiwīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
spīwaną	spīwandz	spiwanaz

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Descendants

*spīwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spīwan (Old Dutch)
  - spuwen (Middle Dutch)
    - spieje (Limburgish)
*spīwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spīwan (Old Dutch)
  - spuwen (Middle Dutch)
    - spuwen, spouwen, spuien, spugen (Dutch)
      - spu, spuug, spoeg (Afrikaans)
*spīwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīwan (Old English)
  - spewen, speouwen, spew, spewe, spiewen, spiwan, spue, spuen, spuwe (Middle English)
    - spew (English)
    - spew (Scots)
*spīwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīa (Old Frisian)
  - späie (Saterland Frisian)
  - spije (West Frisian)
*spīwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīwan (Old High German)
  - spīen (Middle High German)
    - spiiwe (Alemannic German)
    - speien (German)
    - שפּײַען (shpayen) (Yiddish)
*spīwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- spīwan (Old Saxon)
  - spîgen, spîen, spiggen (Middle Low German)
    - spiien, speen (Low German)
    - spieen (Plautdietsch)
spýja (Old Norse)
- spaja (Elfdalian)
- spýggja (Faroese)
- spöi (Gutnish)
- spýja (Icelandic)
- spy (Norwegian)
- spý, spí (Scanian)
spýja (Old Norse)
- spȳ, spī (Old Danish)
  - spy, spi (Danish)
spýja (Old Norse)
- spȳia (Old Swedish)
  - spy (Swedish)
*spía (Old Norse)
- spaja (Elfdalian)
- spýggja (Faroese)
- spöi (Gutnish)
- spýja (Icelandic)
- spy (Norwegian)
- spý, spí (Scanian)
*spía (Old Norse)
- spȳ, spī (Old Danish)
  - spy, spi (Danish)
*spía (Old Norse)
- spȳia (Old Swedish)
  - spy (Swedish)
𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (speiwan) (Gothic)

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