aprickadj.
/əˈprɪk/ poetic.
predicative. Erect, pricked or pricking up.
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the world > space > relative position > posture > upright or erect posture > [adverb]
uprightsa1375
branta1400
straight up1535
upon straightc1540
uprightly1601
erectly1646
streck up1790
aprick1856
the world > space > relative position > posture > upright or erect posture > [adjective] > set
upset1658
aprick1856
perked1866
1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vi. 237 Watching gnats a-prick upon a pond.
1898 O. Seaman In Cap & Bells 15 Amazon spurs aprick at heel.
1903 Academy 21 Feb. 186/2 The earth was quick with green a-prick.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
† aprickv.
Obsolete. rare.
To prick, spur on.
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the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > urge on or incite
tar ona900
wheta1000
eggc1200
spura1225
aprick1297
ertc1325
sharpa1340
abaita1470
sharpen1483
to set (a person) forth1488
to set forth1553
egg1566
hound1571
shove?1571
edge1575
strain1581
spur1582
spurn1583
hag1587
edge1600
hist1604
switch1648
string1881
haik1892
goose1934
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 553 Sir Edward bed Sir Simon, þat he him ȝeue, To aprikie stedes wiþoute toun, leue.
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