spannan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spannaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɑn.nɑn/

Verb

spannan

to span, clasp, fasten, attach, join, link
to join in matrimony; join in wedlock
to harness or yoke (oxen)

Conjugation

Conjugation of spannan (strong class 7)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	spannan	spannenne
first person singular	spanne	spēonn, spēon
second person singular	spenst	spēonne, spēone
third person singular	spenþ	spēonn, spēon
plural	spannaþ	spēonnon, spēonon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	spanne	spēonne, spēone
plural	spannen	spēonnen, spēonen
imperative
singular	spann
plural	spannaþ
participle	present	past
	spannende	(ġe)spannen

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: spannen
- English: span
- Scots: span

References

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

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