sparplen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- sparble, sparcle, sparpellen, sparplyn, sparpoilen, sparpoylle, sparpule, sparpuilen, sparpyll, sparpylle, spartelyn, sperkelen, sperkylle, sperpillen, sperple
Etymology
editFrom Anglo-Norman esparpeler (compare Old French esparpeillier), of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsparplen (chiefly Late Middle English)
- To scatter or disperse.
- To cause to scatter; to spread out.
- To cover (in something); to douse or sprinkle.
- To vanish by dispersion.
- (rare) To distribute; to hand out.
Conjugation
editConjugation of sparplen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: sparble
References
edit- “sparplen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.