释义 |
▪ I. sprut, v. Now dial. [var. of sprit v. Cf. spurt v.2] a. intr. To sprout, germinate. †b. trans. To put forth by sprouting.
1523Fitzherb. Husb. §13 Whan rayne cometh, than sprutteth that [corn] that lyeth aboue. 1559Mirr. Mag., Owen Glendour xix, For like as drops engender mighty flouds, litle seedes sprut furth great leaues and buds. 1886–in dialect glossaries, etc. (Lanc., Yks., Notts.). ▪ II. sprut(t variant of sprout n.2 |