English Explanatory Dictionary

springe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sprinkle; to scatter.
noun
  1. A snare.
verb
  1. To catch in a springe; to ensnare.

Pronunciation

/spɹɪnd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-springe.wav

Word forms

springe springes springing springeing springed

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sprengen, from Old English sprenġan, sprenġċan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprangijan, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną (“to cause to spring”). See sprinkle.

Derived words

besprenge
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