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Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *spruttjan, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (to strew, sow, sprinkle).

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spryttan

  1. (intransitive) to spring, sprout, germinate
    • 10th century, Ælfric, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      He cwæð, Sprytte seo eorðe growende gærs 7 sæd wyrcende, 7 æppelbære treow wæstm wyrcende æfter his cynne, ðæs sæd sy on him syluum ofer eorðan. Hit wæs ða swa gedon.
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