sperren
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃpɛʁən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to bar entry to a place or system
- to space out the letters of a word or text, for emphasis typography2.An example of a :spaced out word.
- (computing) to lock to set measures in order to prevent access to a resource
- (computing) to deactivate, to disable to put a software functionality out of operation
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German sperran (barricade, beams, put up rafters).
Origin
Old High German
sperran
Gloss
barricade, beams, put up rafters
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- calcspar English
- microspar English
- multispar English
- spar English
- sparless English
- sparlike English
- sparrer English
- sparry English
- unspar English
- Angel German
- Differential German
- Gebiet German
- Holz German
- Sperrangel German
- Sperrdifferential German
- Sperrgebiet German
- Sperrholz German
- Sperrstunde German
- Sperrzone German
- Stunde German
- Versperrer German
- Zone German
- aufsperren German
- aussperren German
- einsperren German
- sperrangelweit German
- versperren German
- wegsperren German
- *speru Proto-Germanic
- sparre Middle English
- sperran Old High German
- sperren Middle High German
- spären Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch