sprædan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spraidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (to strew, sow, sprinkle). Cognate with Old High German spreiten, Old Saxon spreidan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspræː.dɑn/

Verb

sprǣdan

  1. to spread, expand; outspread, stretch forth

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: spreden
    • English: spread
    • Scots: spreid
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