† sprainturen.
Obsolete. rare.
Sprinkling.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > scattering in small particles or sprinkling
sprengingOE
sprengea1350
springinga1382
bespringing1398
sprinklingc1400
sprainture1481
springling?1549
inspersion1568
conspersionc1572
sprinkle1575
respersion1635
spargefaction1704
spargefication1834
sprayinga1884
1481 W. Caxton tr. Cicero Old Age e viij The seed is heeted by the naturell moisture of the erthe and thorough the heete of the sonne and also by the spraynture of dewys.
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n.1481- to short a person by the head or knees
- to short a person of
- to short by the head or knees
- to short of
- to shorten a person's life
- to shorten by the head
- to shorten in
- to shorten in, back
- to shorten life
- to shorten one's stride
- to shorten sail(s
- to shorten stride
- to shorten the arm or hand of
- to shorten up
- to shotgun one's way
- to shoulder arms
- to shoulder it
- to shoulder one's or a rifle
- to shoulder one's way
- to shoulder walnut
- to shout a person to
- to shout a person up, out of bed
- to shout at, on
- to shout at, on a person
- to shout from the house-top