† spruntingn.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sprunt v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < sprunt v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

Obsolete.

An act or the action of moving convulsively; twitching, writhing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] > spasmodic movement or twitching

twitching1478

twitch1575

sprunting1647

orgasm1671

quetching1676

catching1700

snatching1822

quirk1826

1647 J. Trapp Comm. Epist. & Rev. (Rev. xii. 8) 539 Their late utmost endeavours..were but as the last spruntings, or bitter-bites of dying beasts.

1680 J. Hinckley Fasciculus Literarum 44 The playing and sprunting of a Fish, when it is strucken with an Hook.

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

spruntingn.²

Brit.

/ˈsprʌntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsprən(t)ɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈsprʌntɪŋ/,

/ˈsprʌntɪn/

Forms: see sprunt v.² and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sprunt v.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < sprunt v.² + -ing suffix¹.

Scottish. Now rare.

Courting, wooing; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun]

wooingc1000

wouhlechec1230

wouhlechunga1250

love work?a1300

love-druryc1300

love playc1390

suitc1475

lovemakinga1500

loveshipc1500

suiting1568

courtship1600

courting1607

suitoringa1640

amouring1675

sparking1804

sprunting1823

lovering1848

twosing1940

1823 J. Kennedy Poems & Songs 44 To a laft amang some hay; Like others i' the splunting way.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Spruntin', Spluntin', the act of running as above described [i.e. among the stacks after the girls at night].

a1917 E. C. Smith Mang Howes & Knowes (1925) 14 The seams an ploys o grit-folk an Royalties; ther splunteens an ther mairryeens.

1938 ‘M. Innes’ Lament for Maker (2001) ix. 54 Beer at the Arms and gossip in the kitchens and maybe a bit sprunting about exhaust the attractions of the place.

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

单词	sprunting
释义	† spruntingn.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sprunt v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < sprunt v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. An act or the action of moving convulsively; twitching, writhing. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] > spasmodic movement or twitching twitching1478 twitch1575 sprunting1647 orgasm1671 quetching1676 catching1700 snatching1822 quirk1826 1647 J. Trapp Comm. Epist. & Rev. (Rev. xii. 8) 539 Their late utmost endeavours..were but as the last spruntings, or bitter-bites of dying beasts. 1680 J. Hinckley Fasciculus Literarum 44 The playing and sprunting of a Fish, when it is strucken with an Hook. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019). spruntingn.² Brit. /ˈsprʌntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsprən(t)ɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈsprʌntɪŋ/, /ˈsprʌntɪn/ Forms: see sprunt v.² and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sprunt v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < sprunt v.² + -ing suffix¹. Scottish. Now rare. Courting, wooing; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun] wooingc1000 wouhlechec1230 wouhlechunga1250 love work?a1300 love-druryc1300 love playc1390 suitc1475 lovemakinga1500 loveshipc1500 suiting1568 courtship1600 courting1607 suitoringa1640 amouring1675 sparking1804 sprunting1823 lovering1848 twosing1940 1823 J. Kennedy Poems & Songs 44 To a laft amang some hay; Like others i' the splunting way. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Spruntin', Spluntin', the act of running as above described [i.e. among the stacks after the girls at night]. a1917 E. C. Smith Mang Howes & Knowes (1925) 14 The seams an ploys o grit-folk an Royalties; ther splunteens an ther mairryeens. 1938 ‘M. Innes’ Lament for Maker (2001) ix. 54 Beer at the Arms and gossip in the kitchens and maybe a bit sprunting about exhaust the attractions of the place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1647n.²1823
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