- sprūtan
- *sprūtangerm., stark. Verb:Verweis: s. *spreutans. spreutan;
Germanisches Wörterbuch . 2014.
Germanisches Wörterbuch . 2014.
sprutan — s. sprutō ; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
sper- — To strew. Derivatives include sprawl, sperm1, and sporadic. I. Zero grade form *spr . 1. sprawl, from Old English sprēawlian, to sprawl, from Germanic *spr . 2 … Universalium
sprießen — Vst. std. (9. Jh.), mhd. spriezen, ahd. spriozan (Bezeugung unsicher), as. * sprūtan strotzen Stammwort. Aus wg. * spreut a /sprūt a Vst. sprießen , auch in ae. sprūtan, spreotan, afr. sprūta; anord. in sproti Zweig, Stab , gt. vielleicht in… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
sprout — {{11}}sprout (n.) shoot of a plant, sprout; a twig, O.E. sprota (see SPROUT (Cf. sprout) (v.)). {{12}}sprout (v.) O.E. sprutan (in asprutan to sprout ), from P.Gmc. *spreutanan (Cf. O.S. sprutan, O.Fris. spruta, M.Du. spruten, O.H.G. spriozan,… … Etymology dictionary
sprit — noun Etymology: Middle English spret, sprit, from Old English sprēot pole, spear; akin to Old English sprūtan to sprout Date: 14th century a spar that crosses a fore and aft sail diagonally … New Collegiate Dictionary
sprout — I. verb Etymology: Middle English spruten, from Old English sprūtan; akin to Old High German spriozan to sprout, Lithuanian sprausti to squeeze, thrust Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout … New Collegiate Dictionary
spurt — I. verb Etymology: perhaps akin to Middle High German spürzen to spit, Old English sprūtan to sprout more at sprout Date: 1570 intransitive verb to gush forth ; spout transitive verb to expel in a stream or jet ; squirt < the faucet … New Collegiate Dictionary
sprout — /sprowt/, v.i. 1. to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed. 2. (of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots. 3. to develop or grow quickly: a boy awkwardly sprouting into manhood. v.t. 4. to cause to sprout. 5. to remove sprouts… … Universalium
sprout — sprout1 [spraut] v [: Old English; Origin: sprutan] 1.) [I and T] if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow, producing ↑shoots, ↑buds, or leaves ▪ Move the pots outside when the seeds begin to sprout. ▪ Trees were starting to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sprout — [[t]spraʊt[/t]] v. i. 1) bot to begin to grow; shoot forth 2) bot (of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots 3) bot a shoot of a plant 4) bot a new growth from a seed, rootstock, or the like 5) something suggesting a sprout, as a young… … From formal English to slang