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SPRINGE
Etymology
Verb
springe (third-person singular simple present springes, present participle springeing or springing, simple past springed, past participle sprent or springed)
(obsolete) To sprinkle; to scatter.
(transitive) To catch in a springe; to ensnare.
Noun
springe (plural springes)
(obsolete) A snare.
Anagrams
• Persing, Spigner, pingers
Source: Wiktionary
Springe, n. Etym: [From Spring, v. i.: cf. G. sprenkel, Prov. E. springle.]
Definition: A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare. As a woodcock to mine own springe. Shak.
Springe, v. t.
Definition: To catch in a springe; to insnare. [R.]
Spring"e ( or ), v. t. Etym: [OE. sprengen. See Sprinkle.]
Definition: To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.] He would sowen some difficulty, Or springen cockle in our cleane corn. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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