spýja II “vomit”

“spit; spew”

less common

intransitive/transitive (dat)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek spý 1pl vér spúum 1sg ek spúa 1pl vér spúim
2sg þú spýr 2pl þér spýið 2sg þú spúir 2pl þér spúið
3sg hon spýr 3pl þau spýja 3sg hon spúi 3pl þau spúi
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek spjó 1pl vér spjóm 1sg ek spýja 1pl vér spýim
2sg þú spjótt 2pl þér spjóð 2sg þú spýir 2pl þér spýið
3sg hon spjó 3pl þau spjó 3sg hon spýi 3pl þau spýi
preterite infinitive spjó
past participle f. spúin m. spúinn n. spúit
imperative 2sg spý 1pl spúum 2pl spýið

PG *spīwaną, OE spīwan I, weak spēowan 1, ME speuen, MnE spew, weak Dutch spuwen, spugen, German speien, spucken, Latin spuere. Variants spýa, spía.

consonant lengthening

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