spurnen
Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English spornan, spurnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spurnan, from Proto-Germanic *spurnaną; equivalent to spurn (“stumbling”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspurnən/, /ˈspɔːrnən/
Verb
spurnen
- To fall over, to misstep; to bump into something.
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Reues Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
- The myller spurnde on a stone. / And downe he fyl backwarde upon his wyfe
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- To hit or land a blow using one's feet.
- To force to the ground; to stand on.
- (rare) To scorn; to hold in low regard or standing.
- (rare) To make a mistake or error; to mischoose.
Conjugation
Conjugation of spurnen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) spurnen, spurne | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | spurne | spurned | |
| 2nd-person singular | spurnest | spurnedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | spurneth | spurned | |
| subjunctive singular | spurne | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | spurnen, spurne | spurneden, spurnede | |
| imperative plural | spurneth, spurne | — | |
| participles | spurnynge, spurnende | spurned, yspurned | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “spurnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-08.
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