spannan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spannaną.

Verb

spannan

To span, clasp, fasten, attach, join, link.
To join in matrimony; join in wedlock.
To harness or yoke (oxen).

Conjugation

Conjugation of spannan (strong class 7)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	spannan	tō spannenne
1st-person singular	spanne	spēonn
2nd-person singular	spenest	spēonne
3rd-person singular	speneþ	spēonn
plural	spannaþ	spēonnon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	spanne	spēonne
plural	spannen	spēonnen
imperative
singular	spann
plural	spannaþ
participle	present	past
	spannende	(ġe)spannen

Derived terms

ġespannan

Descendants

Middle English: spannen
- English: span
- Scots: span

References

spannan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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