spiwan

Middle English

Verb

spiwan

1. Alternative form of spewen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spīwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspiː.wɑn/

Verb

spīwan

1. to vomit, spew
2. to spit

Conjugation

Conjugation of spīwan (strong class 1)

infinitive	spīwan	spīwenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	spīwe	spāw
second person singular	spīwst	spiwe
third person singular	spīwþ	spāw
plural	spīwaþ	spiwon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	spīwe	spiwe
plural	spīwen	spiwen
imperative
singular	spīw
plural	spīwaþ
participle	present	past
	spīwende	(ġe)spiwen

Derived terms

• āspīwan

Related terms

• spēowan
• spiwian

Descendants

• Middle English: spewen, speouwen, spew, spewe, spiewen, spiwan, spue, spuen, spuwe
  • English: spew
  • Scots: spew

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spīwan.

Verb

spīwan

1. to spew
2. to spit
   • 9th c. Heliand, verse 5494

     ...endi im undar is ōgun spīwun,...

     ...and they spat at him under his eyes,...

Conjugation

Conjugation of spīwan (strong class 1)

infinitive	spīwan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	spīwu	spēw
2nd person singular	spīwis	spiwi
3rd person singular	spīwid	spēw
plural	spīwad	spiwun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	spīwe	spiwi
2nd person singular	spīwes	spiwis
3rd person singular	spīwe	spiwi
plural	spīwen	spiwin
imperative	present
singular	spīw
plural	spīwad
participle	present	past
	spīwandi	gispiwan, spiwan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: spîgen, spîen, spiggen
  • Low German: spiien, speen
  • Plautdietsch: spieen