sprugn.

Brit.

/sprʌɡ/, U.S.

/sprəɡ/, Scottish English

/sprʌɡ/

Forms: English regional (northern). 1800s– sprug; Scottish 1800s sprauch, 1800s– sprig, 1800s– sprog, 1800s– sprug, 1900s– spreech (Fife), 1900s– spreig (Midlothian), 1900s– spreug, 1900s– sproog, 1900s– sproug, 1900s– sprowg.

Etymology: Probably a variant (with metathesis) of spurg n., although this is first attested slightly later. Slightly earlier currency is perhaps implied by spug n.

Scottish and English regional (northern).

The house sparrow. Cf. spurg n., spug n.Quot. 1984 is from an account of life in Otago, New Zealand, in the early 20th cent., implying some currency among inhabitants of Scottish origin or descent at that time.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Ploceinae (weaver) > genus Passer > passer domesticus (sparrow)

sparrowc725

phipc1400

Philipa1500

house sparrow1653

spug1808

sprug1815

spruggie1845

spurgie1849

spadger1862

spur1866

spuggy1874

spurg1882

gutter-bird1896

sparrer1935

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. xi. 187 John Wilson was a blustering kind of fellow, without the heart of a sprug.

1835 Fraser's Mag. July 75/2 I heard some sprugs chirping in the hedge.

1886 ‘H. Haliburton’ Horace in Homespun 48 By chirpin' sprogs, an' cheerfu' weans.

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Sprug,..the house sparrow.

1922 J. Horne Poems 33 'E sprowgs mak' baths in 'e ase.

1984 J. Trail Child of Arrow 95 One Saturday morning we discovered a tree with a whole colony of sparrows'—or sprugs, as we called them—nests in the upper branches.

1996 M. Flaws & G. Lamb Orkney Dict. Sprug,..sparrow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† sprugv.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps related to sprig adj., sprag adj., and sprack adj., although the nature of any relationship is unclear. Eng. Dial. Dict. also records an adjective sprug in use in Sussex in the sense ‘smart, spruce’, although evidence for its use is significantly later (end of the 19th cent).

Obsolete (English regional (Sussex) in later use).

transitive. To smarten (a person) up; to dress (a person) smartly or attractively. Also reflexive.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)]

highta1200

atiffe?c1225

tiff?c1225

wyndre?a1366

kembc1386

picka1393

prunec1395

tifta1400

varnishc1405

finea1425

tifflea1425

quaint1484

embuda1529

trick?1532

trick1545

dill1548

tricka1555

prink1573

smug1588

sponge1588

smudge1589

perk1590

primpc1590

sponge1592

tricksy1598

prime1616

sprug1622

briska1625

to sleek upa1625

trickify1678

prim1688

titivate1705

dandify1823

beflounce1824

befop1866

spry1878

lustrify1886

dude1899

doll1916

tart1938

youthify1945

pansy1946

spiv1947

dolly1958

zhuzh1970

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > dress up or dress elaborately

disguisec1325

quaintisea1333

guisea1400

to dress up?a1513

deck?1521

garnisha1535

trim1594

gallant1614

sprug1622

dizena1625

to dress out1649

bedizen1661

rig1723

trim1756

bedress1821

gaudy1838

buck up1854

garb1868

clobber1887

mum1890

to do up1897

dude1899

toff1914

lair1941

1622 T. Stoughton Christians Sacrifice xv. 214 Some daintie Dames, euen sprugd vp of nothing, that are so long in dressing and attiring themselues in the morning.

1633 H. Hawkins Partheneia Sacra xix. 211 The verie ticklings of Natures hart, that make her sprug vp herself in the season of the Spring.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Sprug up, to dress neatly. Sussex.

1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. 112 Sprug, to smarten.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019).

单词	sprug
释义	sprugn. Brit. /sprʌɡ/, U.S. /sprəɡ/, Scottish English /sprʌɡ/ Forms: English regional (northern). 1800s– sprug; Scottish 1800s sprauch, 1800s– sprig, 1800s– sprog, 1800s– sprug, 1900s– spreech (Fife), 1900s– spreig (Midlothian), 1900s– spreug, 1900s– sproog, 1900s– sproug, 1900s– sprowg. Etymology: Probably a variant (with metathesis) of spurg n., although this is first attested slightly later. Slightly earlier currency is perhaps implied by spug n. Scottish and English regional (northern). The house sparrow. Cf. spurg n., spug n.Quot. 1984 is from an account of life in Otago, New Zealand, in the early 20th cent., implying some currency among inhabitants of Scottish origin or descent at that time. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Ploceinae (weaver) > genus Passer > passer domesticus (sparrow) sparrowc725 phipc1400 Philipa1500 house sparrow1653 spug1808 sprug1815 spruggie1845 spurgie1849 spadger1862 spur1866 spuggy1874 spurg1882 gutter-bird1896 sparrer1935 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. xi. 187 John Wilson was a blustering kind of fellow, without the heart of a sprug. 1835 Fraser's Mag. July 75/2 I heard some sprugs chirping in the hedge. 1886 ‘H. Haliburton’ Horace in Homespun 48 By chirpin' sprogs, an' cheerfu' weans. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Sprug,..the house sparrow. 1922 J. Horne Poems 33 'E sprowgs mak' baths in 'e ase. 1984 J. Trail Child of Arrow 95 One Saturday morning we discovered a tree with a whole colony of sparrows'—or sprugs, as we called them—nests in the upper branches. 1996 M. Flaws & G. Lamb Orkney Dict. Sprug,..sparrow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † sprugv. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps related to sprig adj., sprag adj., and sprack adj., although the nature of any relationship is unclear. Eng. Dial. Dict. also records an adjective sprug in use in Sussex in the sense ‘smart, spruce’, although evidence for its use is significantly later (end of the 19th cent). Obsolete (English regional (Sussex) in later use). transitive. To smarten (a person) up; to dress (a person) smartly or attractively. Also reflexive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)] highta1200 atiffe?c1225 tiff?c1225 wyndre?a1366 kembc1386 picka1393 prunec1395 tifta1400 varnishc1405 finea1425 tifflea1425 quaint1484 embuda1529 trick?1532 trick1545 dill1548 tricka1555 prink1573 smug1588 sponge1588 smudge1589 perk1590 primpc1590 sponge1592 tricksy1598 prime1616 sprug1622 briska1625 to sleek upa1625 trickify1678 prim1688 titivate1705 dandify1823 beflounce1824 befop1866 spry1878 lustrify1886 dude1899 doll1916 tart1938 youthify1945 pansy1946 spiv1947 dolly1958 zhuzh1970 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > dress up or dress elaborately disguisec1325 quaintisea1333 guisea1400 to dress up?a1513 deck?1521 garnisha1535 trim1594 gallant1614 sprug1622 dizena1625 to dress out1649 bedizen1661 rig1723 trim1756 bedress1821 gaudy1838 buck up1854 garb1868 clobber1887 mum1890 to do up1897 dude1899 toff1914 lair1941 1622 T. Stoughton Christians Sacrifice xv. 214 Some daintie Dames, euen sprugd vp of nothing, that are so long in dressing and attiring themselues in the morning. 1633 H. Hawkins Partheneia Sacra xix. 211 The verie ticklings of Natures hart, that make her sprug vp herself in the season of the Spring. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Sprug up, to dress neatly. Sussex. 1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. 112 Sprug, to smarten. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019). < n.1815v.1622
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