"sporen" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Etymology: From Old English sporan, from Proto-Germanic *spuraniz; equivalent to spore + -en (plural suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sporan}} Old English sporan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*spuraniz}} Proto-Germanic *spuraniz, {{af|enm|spore|-en|id2=noun plural|pos2=plural suffix}} spore + -en (plural suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun plural form}} sporen
  1. plural of spore Tags: form-of, plural Form of: spore Categories (topical): Music, Talking
    Sense id: en-sporen-enm-noun-MjEnFKOD Disambiguation of Music: 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Talking: 39 21 20 21 Categories (other): 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: 34 21 21 23 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 65 12 11 12 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (noun plural): 76 8 8 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Sound
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of Sound: 0 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /ˈspɔːrən/, /ˈspoːrən/, /ˈspurən/
Etymology: From spore + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|spore|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} spore + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} sporen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|spor}} Forms: weak [table-tags], sporen [infinitive], to sporen [infinitive], spore [infinitive], spore [first-person, present, singular], spored [first-person, past, singular], sporest [present, second-person, singular], sporedest [past, second-person, singular], sporeth [present, singular, third-person], spored [past, singular, third-person], spore [present, singular, subjunctive], spored [past, singular, subjunctive], spore [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], sporen [plural, present], spore [plural, present], sporeden [past, plural], sporede [past, plural], sporeth [imperative, plural, present], spore [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], sporynge [participle, present], sporende [participle, present], spored [participle, past], yspored [participle, past]
  1. To spur (prod a horse to haste it)
    Sense id: en-sporen-enm-verb-Wuxu7vKt Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 32 32 36
  2. (rare) To spur (impel, drive, urge) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-sporen-enm-verb-Gpw3966D Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 32 32 36
  3. (rare) To equip spurs. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-sporen-enm-verb-0rJW7NG1 Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 32 32 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Sound Synonyms: spuren, spurren, spore, spurie, sporie
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of Sound: 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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      "word": "spuren"
    },
    {
      "word": "spurren"
    },
    {
      "word": "spore"
    },
    {
      "word": "spurie"
    },
    {
      "word": "sporie"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sporen"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Middle English non-lemma forms",
    "Middle English noun plural forms",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (noun plural)",
    "enm:Music",
    "enm:Sound",
    "enm:Talking"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "sporan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English sporan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spuraniz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spuraniz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "spore",
        "3": "-en",
        "id2": "noun plural",
        "pos2": "plural suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "spore + -en (plural suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English sporan, from Proto-Germanic *spuraniz; equivalent to spore + -en (plural suffix).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun plural form"
      },
      "expansion": "sporen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "spore"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of spore"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spore",
          "spore#Middle English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sporen"
}

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