sperran

Old English

Alternative forms

• spirran, spyrran

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsper.rɑn/, [ˈsperˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

sperran

1. to strike, spar

Conjugation

infinitive	sperran	sperrenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sperre	sperde
second person singular	sperest	sperdest
third person singular	spereþ	sperde
plural	sperraþ	sperdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sperre	sperde
plural	sperren	sperden
imperative
singular	spere
plural	sperraþ
participle	present	past
	sperrende	(ġe)spered

Conjugation of sperran (weak class 1)

Descendants

• Middle English: sparren, spar, sparre, spare, sper, spere, speryn
  • English: spar
  • Scots: spar

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sperran”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.