- oþspurnan
- sv/t3 3rd pres oþspyrnþ past oþspearn/oþspurnon ptp oþspornen to dash against
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
oþspurnan
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spurnan — *spurnan germ., stark. Verb: nhd. ausschlagen, treten; ne. tread (Verb), tread (Verb), knock (Verb) out; Rekontruktionsbasis: an., ae., afries., as., ahd.; Vw.: s. *bi ; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
wiþspurnan — sv/t3 3rd pres wiþspyrnþ past wiþspearn/wiþspurnon ptp wiþspornen to hit against … Old to modern English dictionary
Spurn — (sp[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurned} (sp[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurning}.] [OE. spurnen to kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend; akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna, L. spernere to despise,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spurned — Spurn Spurn (sp[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurned} (sp[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurning}.] [OE. spurnen to kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend; akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna, L. spernere… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spurning — Spurn Spurn (sp[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurned} (sp[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurning}.] [OE. spurnen to kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend; akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna, L. spernere… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spurn — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spurnan; akin to Old High German spurnan to kick, Latin spernere to spurn, Greek spairein to quiver Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. obsolete a. stumble b. kick 1a … New Collegiate Dictionary
spurn — spurner, n. /sperrn/, v.t. 1. to reject with disdain; scorn. 2. to treat with contempt; despise. 3. to kick or trample with the foot. v.i. 4. to show disdain or contempt; scorn something. n. 5. disdainful rejection. 6. contemptuous treatment. 7.… … Universalium
spurn — (v.) O.E. spurnan to kick (away), reject, scorn, despise, from P.Gmc. *spurnanan (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. spurnan, O.Fris. spurna, O.N. sporna to kick ), from PIE root *spere ankle (Cf. M.Du. spoor track of an animal, Gk. sphyron ankle, L … Etymology dictionary
spurn — [[t]spɜrn[/t]] v. t. 1) to reject with disdain; scorn 2) to kick or trample with the foot 3) archaic to scorn something 4) disdainful rejection 5) contemptuous treatment 6) a kick • Etymology: 1250–1300; (v.) ME; OE spurnan, c. OOHG spurnan, ON… … From formal English to slang
Spur — Spur: Das altgerm. Substantiv mhd. spur, spor, ahd. spor, niederl. spoor, aengl. spor, schwed. spår ist im Sinne von »Tritt, Fußabdruck« verwandt mit ahd. spurnan »spornen«, aengl. spurnan »anstoßen, verschmähen« und aisl. sporna, sperna »treten … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
