spiercan

Old English

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Alternative forms

• spirċan, spyrċan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sparkijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspi͜yr.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈspi͜yrˠ.t͡ʃɑn]

Verb

spierċan

1. to sparkle
2. to fall in drops, sprinkle

Conjugation

Conjugation of spierċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	spierċan	spierċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	spierċe	spiercte
second person singular	spierċest, spiercst	spierctest
third person singular	spierċeþ, spiercþ	spiercte
plural	spierċaþ	spiercton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	spierċe	spiercte
plural	spierċen	spiercten
imperative
singular	spierċ
plural	spierċaþ
participle	present	past
	spierċende	(ġe)spierċed

Derived terms

• forspierċan
• spierċing

Related terms

• spearca
• spearcian