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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spanan

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *spananą.

Verb

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*spanan

  1. to lure, to entice

Inflection

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Strong class 6
Infinitive *spanan
1st sg. past *spōn
3rd pl. past *spōnun
Past ptcple *spanan
Infinitive *spanan
Genitive infin. *spanannjas
Dative infin. *spanannjē
Instrum. infin. *spanannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *spanu *spōn
2nd singular *spaniʀi *spōnī
3rd singular *spanidi *spōn
1st plural *spanum *spōnum
2nd plural *spanid *spōnud
3rd plural *spanand *spōnun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *spanē *spōnī
2nd singular *spanēs *spōnī
3rd singular *spanē *spōnī
1st plural *spanēm *spōnīm
2nd plural *spanēþ *spōnīd
3rd plural *spanēn *spōnīn
Imperative Present
Singular *span
Plural *spanid
Present Past
Participle *spanandī *spanan

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: spanan
  • Old Saxon: spanan
  • Old High German: spanan