sprutan

Old English

Alternative forms

• *sprēotan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spreutan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspruː.tɑn/

Verb

sprūtan

1. to sprout

Conjugation

Conjugation of sprūtan (strong class 2)

infinitive	sprūtan	sprūtenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sprūte	sprēat
second person singular	sprȳtst	sprute
third person singular	sprȳtt, sprȳt	sprēat
plural	sprūtaþ	spruton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sprūte	sprute
plural	sprūten	spruten
imperative
singular	sprūt
plural	sprūtaþ
participle	present	past
	sprūtende	(ġe)sproten

Derived terms

• āsprēotan

Descendants

• Middle English: spruten, sproutyn, sprowtyn
  • English: sprout
  • Scots: sproot, spruit

Swedish

Noun

sprutan

1. definite singular of spruta