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spiwan

spiwan

Old English

Verb

spīwan

  1. (clarification of this Old English definition is being sought) to spew

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: spewen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spīwaną, whence also Old English spīwan, Old Frisian spīa, Old High German spīwan, Old Norse spýja, Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (speiwan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (to spit, vomit).

Verb

spīwan

  1. to spew

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle Low German spîen
    • Low German: spiien, speen
    • Plautdietsch: spieen