spryngen

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English springan, from Proto-West Germanic *springan, from Proto-Germanic *springaną; equivalent to spryng +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). Compare sprengen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsprinɡən/, /ˈsprinkən/

Verb

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spryngen (third-person singular simple present spryngeth, present participle spryngynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative sprang, past participle sprongen)

  1. To spring (burst forth, shoot out):
    1. To issue or gush (water from a water source)
    2. (of plants) To grow, sprout, or bear fruit or flowers.
  2. (by extension) To grow, emerge or develop:
    1. (of the sun) To rise; to emerge or appear.
    2. (of waves) To overflow or flood; to utterly envelop.
  3. To move with great speed or energy; to dash:
    1. To spring (jump with great speed or energy).
    2. To shoot or spurt out; to emerge suddenly and quickly.
    3. To spring back; to return from a force.
  4. To become or cause to become diffused; to spread.
    1. To become or cause to become known or disseminated.
    2. To establish or normalise; to become or make normal.
    3. To sprinkle or asperse; to spread in small drops or bits.
  5. To happen or occur; to come to be.
  6. To break into pieces; to fall apart.
  7. (rare, of the heart) To skip a beat.
  8. (rare) To promote or honour; to make exalted.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: spring; sprink
  • Scots: spring

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