spryng
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Originally two distinct nouns:
- Old English spring, from Proto-West Germanic *spring, from Proto-Germanic *springaz (“watersource”).
- Old English spryng, from Proto-West Germanic *sprungi, from Proto-Germanic *sprungiz (“leap”), both nouns ultimately related to *springaną.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spryng (plural sprynges)
- The emergence or flowing of water:
- New growth of plants or trees; a twig, shrub, or a mass of shrubs.
- A source or origin; that which something originates from.
- Synonym: sours
- The rise of the sun; sunrise, dawn.
- A leap, jump, or strike.
- (rare) The growth or appearance of hair.
- (rare) A clock's spring or coil.
- (rare) A snare for trapping birds.
- (rare) The season between winter and summer; spring.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “spring, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
spryng
- Alternative form of spryngen
See also edit
Seasons in Middle English · sesounes (layout · text) · category | |||
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lenten, spryng | somer | hervest, autumpne | winter |