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springan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
springan, p. sprang, pl. sprungon; pp. sprungen
Wright's OE grammar
§317; §318; §498;
To spring.
to leap, bound
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  • Ðæt cild on sprang

    the babe leaped in her womb

      (
    • Lk. 1, 41
      • ),
    • Blickl. Homl. 165, 29
      • .

  • Hrá wíde sprong, syþðan hé drepe þrowade,

    • Beo. Th. 3181
      • ;
    • B. 1588
      • .
to burst forth, of a fluid to spirt, of sparks, etc., to fly
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  • Ðæt spere sprang ongeán

    the spear-head sprang out again (under the pressure of the shield),

    • Byrht. Th. 135, 53
      • ;
    • By. 137
      • .

  • Leád wíde sprong

    the drops of boiling lead flew far,

    • Exon. Th. 277, 24
      • ;
    • Jul. 585
      • .

  • Swát ǽdrum sprong

    the blood spirted from the veins,

    • Beo. Th. 5925
      • ;
    • B. 2966
      • .

  • Wíde sprungon hildeleóman,

    • 5158
      • ;
    • B. 2582
      • .

  • Sprungon spearcan of ðam múðe,

    • Shrn. 120, 26
      • .
to grow as a plant
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  • Swá swá of ánum treówe springaþ manega bogas, swá gáþ of ánre lufe manega óðre mihta,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 314, 22
      • .

  • Hig hrædlíce up sprungon, for ðam ðe hig næfdon ðære eorðan dýpan,

    • Mt. Kmbl. 13, 5
      • .
to rise as the sun, cf. spring II:--
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  • Up sprungenre sunnan

    sole orto,

    • Mt. Kmbl. 13, 6
      • .
to move as a spring moves
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  • Þeáh ðú teó hwelcne boh ofdúne tó ðære eorþan, swá ðú hine álǽtst, swá sprincþ hé up.

    • Bt. 25
      • ;
    • Fox 88, 24
      • .
to spread, be diffused
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  • Ða wíde springaþ

    crebrescunt,

    • Hpt. Gl. 517, 4
      • .

  • Wíde springaþ, wídmérsiaþ,

    • 471, 16
      • .

  • Ðes hlísa sprang (spranc, Lind.)ofer eall ðæt land

    exiit fama haec in universam terram illam,

    • Mt. Kmbl. 9, 26
      • .

  • Sprang ł foerde

    processit,

    • Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 28
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 36
      • ;
    • B. 18 : Apstls. Kmbl. 12
      • ;
    • Ap. 6
      • .

  • Ða sprang ðæt word

    the report spread,

    • Homl. Th. i. 384, 8
      • :
    • Ap. Th. 25, 13
      • .

  • Wíde springende

    crebrescens,

    • Hpt. Gl. 519, 37
      • :
    • 513, 21
      • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. springan to spring as blood from a wound
:
O. Frs. springa
:
O. H. Ger. springan to spring as water
:
Icel. springa to burst, crack.
]
Similar entries
v. á-, æt-, ge-, geond-, on-, tó-springan.
Linked entries
v.  sprincan.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “springan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/28585.

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