springe

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle English sprengen, from Old English sprengen, sprenċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprangijan, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną (to cause to spring). See sprinkle.

Verb

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springe (third-person singular simple present springes, present participle springing or springeing, simple past and past participle springed)

  1. (obsolete) To sprinkle; to scatter.

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle English spreng, a variant of spring with the form of sprengen.

Noun

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springe (plural springes)

  1. (obsolete) A snare.

Verb

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springe (third-person singular simple present springes, present participle springing or springeing, simple past and past participle springed)

  1. (transitive) To catch in a springe; to ensnare.

Anagrams

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Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German springen, from Old High German springan, from Proto-Germanic *springaną. Cognate with German springen, Dutch springen, English spring, Icelandic springa.

Verb

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springe (third-person singular simple present springt, past participle gsprunge, auxiliary sii)

  1. to run
  2. to jump, leap
    • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      Bisch du de nit ids Wasser gschprunge?
      So you didn't jump into the water?
  3. to burst

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish springæ, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic *springaną, cognate with English spring and German springen.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈsb̥ʁeŋə], [ˈsb̥ʁɛŋə]

Verb

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springe (imperative spring, present springer, past sprang, past participle sprunget, sprungen or sprungne)

  1. jump, leap, spring
  2. run, spurt
  3. burst, explode, go off

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Further reading

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Dutch

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Verb

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springe

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of springen

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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springe

  1. inflection of springen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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springe

  1. to run
  2. to jump

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive springe
participle gesprung
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich springe
du springst spring
er/sie/es springd
meer springe
deer springd springd
sie springe
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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springe

  1. Alternative form of spryng

Etymology 2

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Verb

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springe

  1. Alternative form of sprengen

Etymology 3

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Verb

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springe

  1. Alternative form of spryngen

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse springa.

Verb

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springe (imperative spring, present tense springer, passive springes, simple past sprang, past participle sprunget, present participle springende)

  1. to bound, jump, leap
  2. to run
  3. to blow up, burst, explode, (cork) pop
  4. (liquids) to gush, spout, squirt
  5. (flowers) to bud, open, bloom, blossom

Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse springa.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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springe (present tense spring, past tense sprang, past participle sprunge, passive infinitive springast, present participle springande, imperative spring)

  1. to run
  2. to leap, jump
  3. to burst open

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsprin.ɡe/, [ˈspriŋ.ɡe]

Noun

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springe

  1. dative singular of spring

West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian springa, from Proto-Germanic *springaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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springe

  1. to jump

Inflection

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Strong class 3
infinitive springe
3rd singular past sprong
past participle sprongen
infinitive springe
long infinitive springen
gerund springen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular spring sprong
2nd singular springst sprongst
3rd singular springt sprong
plural springe sprongen
imperative spring
participles springend sprongen

Further reading

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  • springe”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011