spry

== English == === Etymology === From British dialectal sprey, from Old Norse sprækr (“nimble, lively”) from Proto-Germanic *sprēkiz (“lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preg- (“to strew, jerk, sprinkle, scatter”). Cognate with Icelandic sprækur (“lively, spry”), Norwegian sprek (“lively, healthy”), dialectal Swedish sprygg (“brisk, very active, skittish”). More at spark. Related to sprack, sprig, sprug, freckle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɹaɪ/ Rhymes: -aɪ === Adjective === spry (comparative sprier, superlative spriest) Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. Vigorous; lively; cheerful; sprightly. ==== Usage notes ==== From more general origins, it has since come to be restricted in usage almost entirely to remarking on one's being sprier than expected, e.g. being spry for one’s old age. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Prys, Pyrs, pyrs, syrp