spilian

Old English

Alternative forms

• spillian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspi.li.ɑn/

Verb

spilian

1. to play; to make sport of, to revel
2. to act lasciviously

Conjugation

Conjugation of spilian (weak class 2)

infinitive	spilian	spilienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	spiliġe	spilode
second person singular	spilast	spilodest
third person singular	spilaþ	spilode
plural	spiliaþ	spilodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	spiliġe	spilode
plural	spiliġen	spiloden
imperative
singular	spila
plural	spiliaþ
participle	present	past
	spiliende	(ġe)spilod

Derived terms

• spilere
• spillend

Descendants

• Middle English: spilen
  • Early Scots: *spel, *spele (attested in spelare)
    • Scots: speill
      • → English: speel