spryng

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Originally two distinct nouns: Old English spring, from Proto-West Germanic *spring, from Proto-Germanic *springaz (“watersource”). Old English spryng, from Proto-West Germanic *sprungi, from Proto-Germanic *sprungiz (“leap”), both nouns ultimately related to *springaną. ==== Alternative forms ==== spring, springe, sprung, sprynge ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /sprinɡ/, /spriːnɡ/ ==== Noun ==== spryng (plural sprynges) The emergence or flowing of water: A spring or font; a natural fountain. A tide (change in sea level caused by the moon). New growth of plants or trees; a twig, shrub, or a mass of shrubs. A source or origin; that which something originates from. Synonym: sours The rise of the sun; sunrise, dawn. A leap, jump, or strike. (rare) The growth or appearance of hair. (rare) A clock's spring or coil. (rare) A snare for trapping birds. (rare) The season between winter and summer; spring. ===== Descendants ===== English: spring Scots: spring ===== References ===== “spring, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== spryng alternative form of spryngen === See also === == Old English == === Noun === spryng m alternative form of spring