active voice | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek sperni | 1pl | vér spernum | 1sg | ek sperna | 1pl | vér spernim |
2sg | þú spernir | 2pl | þér spernið | 2sg | þú spernir | 2pl | þér spernið |
3sg | hon spernir | 3pl | þau sperna | 3sg | hon sperni | 3pl | þau sperni |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek spernda | 1pl | vér sperndum | 1sg | ek spernda | 1pl | vér sperndim |
2sg | þú sperndir | 2pl | þér spernduð | 2sg | þú sperndir | 2pl | þér sperndið |
3sg | hon sperndi | 3pl | þau sperndu | 3sg | hon sperndi | 3pl | þau sperndi |
preterite infinitive | sperndu | ||||||
past participle | f. | spernd | m. | sperndr | n. | spernd | |
imperative | 2sg | spern | 1pl | spernum | 2pl | spernið |
middle voice: spernask | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek spernumk | 1pl | vér spernumk | 1sg | ek spernumk | 1pl | vér spernimk |
2sg | þú spernisk | 2pl | þér spernizk | 2sg | þú spernisk | 2pl | þér spernizk |
3sg | hon spernisk | 3pl | þau spernask | 3sg | hon spernisk | 3pl | þau spernisk |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek sperndumk | 1pl | vér sperndumk | 1sg | ek sperndumk | 1pl | vér sperndimk |
2sg | þú sperndisk | 2pl | þér spernduzk | 2sg | þú sperndisk | 2pl | þér sperndizk |
3sg | hon sperndisk | 3pl | þau sperndusk | 3sg | hon sperndisk | 3pl | þau sperndisk |
past participle | n. | spernzk | |||||
imperative | 2sg | spernsk | 1pl | spernumk | 2pl | spernizk |
PG *spurnaną, strong OE spornan III, weak ME spurnen, MnE spurn, Dutch aansporen “spur on,” German (an)spornen “spur on,” Latin spernere “spurn, reject.” Variants sporna, spenna. The present subjunctive, plural indicative, and imperative forms of the latter variant coincides with those of spenna 1 “clasp.” Sporadically found as class III strong (sparn, spurnu, sporninn). The present subjunctive, imperative, and plural indicative systems of the strong and weak verbs coincide.
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