spien

spien

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

spien

  1. inflection of speien:
    1. first/third-person plural preterite
    2. first/third-person plural subjunctive II

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon spīwan, from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną.

Pronunciation

  • (originally) IPA(key): /spiːən/

Verb

spîen

  1. to spew, to spit
  2. to vomit

Descendants

  • Low German: speen, speien, spien, (chiefly Westphalian) spiegen, spiggen
    • Plautdietsch: spieen
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