spilian

Old English

Alternative forms

spillian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspi.li.ɑn/

Verb

spilian

to play; to make sport of, to revel
to act lasciviously

Conjugation

Conjugation of spilian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	spilian	spilienne
first person singular	spiliġe	spilode
second person singular	spilast	spilodest
third person singular	spilaþ	spilode
plural	spiliaþ	spilodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	spiliġe	spilode
plural	spiliġen	spiloden
imperative
singular	spila
plural	spiliaþ
participle	present	past
	spiliende	(ġe)spilod

Derived terms

spilere
spillend

Descendants

Middle English: spilen
- Early Scots: *spel, *spele (attested in spelare)
  - Scots: speill
    - → English: speel

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