"spiriten" meaning in English

See spiriten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: spiritens [present, singular, third-person], spiritening [participle, present], spiritened [participle, past], spiritened [past]
Etymology: From spirit + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spirit|en|id2=inchoative}} spirit + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} spiriten (third-person singular simple present spiritens, present participle spiritening, simple past and past participle spiritened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, dialect) To endue, enliven, or raise the spirit of; liven. Tags: dialectal, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-spiriten-en-verb-0ivYttt2

Inflected forms

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