sparren

See also: Sparren and spärren

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɑrə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɑrən

Etymology 1

From English spar.

Verb

sparren

1. to spar, to have a practice fight
2. to brainstorm, to exchange thoughts

   Synonyms: brainstormen, van gedachten uitwisselen

Inflection

Conjugation of sparren (weak)
infinitive	sparren
past singular	sparde
past participle	gespard
infinitive	sparren
gerund	sparren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	spar	sparde
2nd person sing. (jij)	spart	sparde
2nd person sing. (u)	spart	sparde
2nd person sing. (gij)	spart	sparde
3rd person singular	spart	sparde
plural	sparren	sparden
subjunctive sing.1	sparre	sparde
subjunctive plur.1	sparren	sparden
imperative sing.	spar
imperative plur.1	spart
participles	sparrend	gespard
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

Noun

sparren

1. plural of spar

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch and Middle Low German sperren, alongside Old English gesparrian; ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną.

Alternative forms

• spar, sparre, spare, sper, spere, speryn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsparən/, /ˈspaːrən/, /ˈspɛrən/, /ˈspɛːrən/

Verb

sparren

2. To close (to make closed):
   1. To lock; to bolt up.
   2. To buckle; to clasp up.
   3. To block; to seal up.
3. To hide or secrete; to store away:
   1. To confine; to imprison.
   2. To exclude; to expel.
4. To close (to become closed).

Conjugation

Conjugation of sparren (weak in -ed/-de)

infinitive	(to) sparen, spare
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	spare	spared, sparde
2nd-person singular	sparest	sparedest, spardest
3rd-person singular	spareth	spared, sparde
subjunctive singular	spare
imperative singular		—
plural1	sparen, spare	spareden, sparede, sparden, sparde
imperative plural	spareth, spare	—
participles	sparynge, sparende	spared, spard

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: spar
• Scots: spar

References

• “sparren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “spē̆ren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English sperran, spirran, spyrran, of unknown ultimate origin, perhaps related to Old Norse sperrask (“to kick out”). Or, a romance borrowing, from Middle French esparer (“to kick”), from old Italian sparare (“to fling”).

Alternative forms

• sperren

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsparən/, /ˈspɛrən/

Verb

sparren

2. To dart out; to strike out.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sparren (weak in -ed/-de)

infinitive	(to) sparen, spare
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	spare	spared, sparde
2nd-person singular	sparest	sparedest, spardest
3rd-person singular	spareth	spared, sparde
subjunctive singular	spare
imperative singular		—
plural1	sparen, spare	spareden, sparede, sparden, sparde
imperative plural	spareth, spare	—
participles	sparynge, sparende	spared, spard

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: spar

References

• “sparren, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “sperren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Swedish

Noun

sparren

1. definite nominative singular of sparre