spryng
Middle English
Etymology 1
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
- spring, springe, sprung, sprynge
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sprinɡ/, [spriŋɡ]
Noun
spryng (plural sprynges)
- The emergence or flowing of water:
- A spring or font; a natural fountain.
- A tide (change in sea level caused by the moon).
- 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
- English: spring
- Scots: spring
References
- “spring, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Verb
spryng
- Alternative form of spryngen
See also
| Seasons in Middle English · sesounes (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| lenten, spryng | somer | hervest, autumpne | winter |