"sparken" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Etymology: From Old English spearcan; equivalent to sparke + -en (plural suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|spearcan}} Old English spearcan, {{af|enm|sparke|-en|id2=noun plural|pos2=plural suffix}} sparke + -en (plural suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun plural form}} sparken
  1. (chiefly Early Middle English) plural of sparke Tags: Early-Middle-English, form-of, plural Form of: sparke Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-sparken-enm-noun-hq-CpxD0 Disambiguation of Fire: 65 15 19 Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (noun plural) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 55 23 22 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 76 12 12 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (noun plural): 84 8 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈsparkən/
Etymology: From Old English spearcian; equivalent to spark + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|spearcian}} Old English spearcian, {{af|enm|spark|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} spark + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} sparken Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|spark|y=0}} Forms: weak [table-tags], sparken [infinitive], to sparken [infinitive], sparke [infinitive], sparke [first-person, present, singular], sparked [first-person, past, singular], sparkest [present, second-person, singular], sparkedest [past, second-person, singular], sparketh [present, singular, third-person], sparked [past, singular, third-person], sparke [present, singular, subjunctive], sparked [past, singular, subjunctive], sparke [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], sparken [plural, present], sparke [plural, present], sparkeden [past, plural], sparkede [past, plural], sparketh [imperative, plural, present], sparke [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], sparkynge [participle, present], sparkende [participle, present], sparked [participle, past]
  1. To spark (emit sparks) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-sparken-enm-verb-enm:to_spark Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 48 52
  2. To sparkle; to glitter. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-sparken-enm-verb--ZhGdDZC Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sparkyn
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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