spurnen
Middle English
/ˈspurnən/
verb
Definitions
- To fall over, to misstep; to bump into something.
- To hit or land a blow using one's feet.
- To force to the ground; to stand on.
- (rare) To scorn; to hold in low regard or standing.
- (rare) To make a mistake or error; to mischoose.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English spurnan (stumble, kick, strike against, reject, spurn) inherited from Proto-Germanic *spurnaną (kick, tread, knock out) affix from Middle English spurn (stumbling) root from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (kick, trample).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sperH-
Gloss
kick, trample
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- spurn English
- spurner English
- spurnest English
- spurneth English
- spurnwater English
- sparus Latin
- sperno Latin
- spurcus Latin
- *per- Proto-Indo-European
- *sper- Proto-Indo-European
- *sperH- Proto-Indo-European
- *spr̥ḱós Proto-Indo-European
- *speru Proto-Germanic
- *spurnaną Proto-Germanic
- *spurô Proto-Germanic
- *spurą Proto-Germanic
- spornan Old English
- spurnan Old English
- spornyng Middle English
- spurn Middle English
- spurne Middle English
- sporna Old Norse
- esperon Old French
- spurnan Old Saxon