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spornan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
spornan, spurnan; p. spearn, pl. spurnon; pp. spornen.
Wright's OE grammar
§108; §502;
to strike with the foot, spurn
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  • Ðe læs ðú on stán fóte spurne

    ne offendas ad lapidem pedem tuam

    ,
      Ps. Th. 90, 12.
  • On spurnan

    inpingere

    ,
      Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 72.
  • On spornendum fét

    in offenso pede

    ,
      Scint. 187, 8.
  • (See (?) passages under spinnan,
)
to spurn, reject
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  • Æfter ðæs mǽdenes sprǽce, ðe hine spearn mid wordum,

      Homl. Skt. i. 7, 64.
Etymology
[Makede he þe spurnen (stumble) ine wreððe, A. R. 188, 2. O. Sax. spurnan to strike with the feet, tread: O. H. Ger. spurnan (also wk.): Icel. sperna.]
Similar entries
v. æt-, ge-, óþ-spornan, -spurnan.
Linked entries
v.  spurnan.
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  • spornan, v.