"spinnen" meaning in Middle English

See spinnen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈspinən/
Etymology: From Old English spinnan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|spinnan}} Old English spinnan Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} spinnen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|spinn|span|spunn|spunn|3a=spann|c=3|y=0}} Forms: strong [table-tags], spinnen [infinitive], to spinnen [infinitive], spinne [infinitive], spinne [first-person, present, singular], span [first-person, past, singular], spinnest [present, second-person, singular], spunne [past, second-person, singular], spanne [past, second-person, singular], span [past, second-person, singular], spinneth [present, singular, third-person], span [past, singular, third-person], spinne [present, singular, subjunctive], spunne [past, singular, subjunctive], spanne [past, singular, subjunctive], spinne [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], spinnen [plural, present], spinne [plural, present], spunnen [past, plural], spunne [past, plural], spannen [past, plural], spanne [past, plural], spinneth [imperative, plural, present], spinne [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], spinnynge [participle, present], spinnende [participle, present], spunnen [participle, past], spunne [participle, past]
  1. To spin or convert fibre into yarn. Categories (topical): Spinning
    Sense id: en-spinnen-enm-verb-u3gICeks Disambiguation of Spinning: 24 26 12 15 12 12
  2. To make fabric or fabric garments out of fibre. Categories (topical): Fibers, Spinning
    Sense id: en-spinnen-enm-verb-FXWpgo1E Disambiguation of Fibers: 30 38 7 15 6 4 Disambiguation of Spinning: 24 26 12 15 12 12 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 10 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 7 4 9 3 4 12 4 5 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 13 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 6 4 12 3 3 16 3 4 4 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 31 6 21 13 6
  3. To make a spiderweb or cobweb. Categories (topical): Spinning
    Sense id: en-spinnen-enm-verb-ZI1Ya5g6 Disambiguation of Spinning: 24 26 12 15 12 12
  4. To go in a hurry; to sprint. Categories (topical): Spinning
    Sense id: en-spinnen-enm-verb-LEJA7~bX Disambiguation of Spinning: 24 26 12 15 12 12
  5. To select or decide a individual's fate. Categories (topical): Spinning
    Sense id: en-spinnen-enm-verb-W26HcDYy Disambiguation of Spinning: 24 26 12 15 12 12
  6. (rare) To flow forth with haste. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Spinning
    Sense id: en-spinnen-enm-verb-H2isi~iO Disambiguation of Spinning: 24 26 12 15 12 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spynnen, spynne, spinne, spynen, spenen, spynnyn, spyn Derived forms: spynnere, spynnestere, spynnynge

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spynnere"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spynnestere"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spynnynge"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "spin"
          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "English: spin"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "spin"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: spin",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      "expansion": "",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English spinnan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "3",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to spinnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "span",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinnest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spanne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "span",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinneth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "span",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spanne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spunnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spannen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spanne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinneth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinnynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinnende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spunnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "spinnen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "spinn",
        "2": "span",
        "3": "spunn",
        "3a": "spann",
        "4": "spunn",
        "c": "3",
        "y": "0"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 26 12 15 12 12",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Spinning",
          "orig": "enm:Spinning",
          "parents": [
            "Crafts",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When Adam delved and Eve spun; / Who was a nobleman then?",
          "ref": "1381 June 12, John Ball, Sermon at Blackheath:",
          "text": "Whan Adam dalf, and Eve span; / Wo was thanne a gentilman?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To spin or convert fibre into yarn."
      ],
      "id": "en-spinnen-enm-verb-u3gICeks",
      "links": [
        [
          "spin",
          "spin"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 31 6 21 13 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 38 7 15 6 4",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Fibers",
          "orig": "enm:Fibers",
          "parents": [
            "Materials",
            "Manufacturing",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 26 12 15 12 12",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Spinning",
          "orig": "enm:Spinning",
          "parents": [
            "Crafts",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make fabric or fabric garments out of fibre."
      ],
      "id": "en-spinnen-enm-verb-FXWpgo1E"
    },
    {
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        {
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          "kind": "topical",
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          "parents": [
            "Crafts",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make a spiderweb or cobweb."
      ],
      "id": "en-spinnen-enm-verb-ZI1Ya5g6",
      "links": [
        [
          "spiderweb",
          "spiderweb"
        ],
        [
          "cobweb",
          "cobweb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "24 26 12 15 12 12",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Spinning",
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          "parents": [
            "Crafts",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To go in a hurry; to sprint."
      ],
      "id": "en-spinnen-enm-verb-LEJA7~bX"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 26 12 15 12 12",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "parents": [
            "Crafts",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To select or decide a individual's fate."
      ],
      "id": "en-spinnen-enm-verb-W26HcDYy"
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "24 26 12 15 12 12",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "parents": [
            "Crafts",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To flow forth with haste."
      ],
      "id": "en-spinnen-enm-verb-H2isi~iO",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To flow forth with haste."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspinən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spynnen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spynne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spinne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spynen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spenen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spynnyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spinnen"
}
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    "Middle English class 3 strong verbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Fibers",
    "enm:Spinning"
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    {
      "word": "spynnere"
    },
    {
      "word": "spynnestere"
    },
    {
      "word": "spynnynge"
    }
  ],
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "spinnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to spinnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "span",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "span",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "span",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spanne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spunnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spannen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spanne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinneth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinnynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spinnende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spunnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "head"
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    {
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        "1": "spinn",
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        "c": "3",
        "y": "0"
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    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When Adam delved and Eve spun; / Who was a nobleman then?",
          "ref": "1381 June 12, John Ball, Sermon at Blackheath:",
          "text": "Whan Adam dalf, and Eve span; / Wo was thanne a gentilman?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To spin or convert fibre into yarn."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spin",
          "spin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To make fabric or fabric garments out of fibre."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To make a spiderweb or cobweb."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spiderweb",
          "spiderweb"
        ],
        [
          "cobweb",
          "cobweb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To go in a hurry; to sprint."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To select or decide a individual's fate."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To flow forth with haste."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To flow forth with haste."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspinən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "spynnen"
    },
    {
      "word": "spynne"
    },
    {
      "word": "spinne"
    },
    {
      "word": "spynen"
    },
    {
      "word": "spenen"
    },
    {
      "word": "spynnyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "spyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spinnen"
}

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