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sprit — [spreot] , sb. == bowsprit. Alys. 858. AS. sprit … Oldest English Words
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
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
bowsprit — /bow sprit, boh /, n. Naut. a spar projecting from the upper end of the bow of a sailing vessel, for holding the tacks of various jibs or stays and often supporting a jib boom. [1300 50; ME bouspret < MLG bochspret (c. D boegsprit) (boch BOW3 +… … Universalium
sprit — /sprit/, n. Naut. a small pole or spar crossing a fore and aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail. [bef. 900; ME spret, OE spreot; c. D, G Spriet; akin to SPROUT] * * * … Universalium
Spriet — Sn Stange per. Wortschatz ndd. (18. Jh.) Stammwort. Übernommen aus dem Niederdeutschen: Mndd. sprēt, mndl. spriet; vgl. ae. sprēot m. Daneben vermutlich mit unregelmäßigem Ausfall von r, s. Spieß1. Zu sprießen, offenbar zunächst als Bezeichnung… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
bowsprit — spar extending from the bow of a ship, late 13c., probably from M.L.G. bochspret, from boch bow of a ship (see BOW (Cf. bow) (n.2)) + spret pole (Cf. O.E. spreot pole, Du. spriet spear; see SPRIT (Cf … Etymology dictionary
sprit — O.E. spreot pole, originally a sprout, shoot, branch, from root of SPROUT (Cf. sprout). Cognate with M.Du. spriet, M.L.G. spryet, Ger. spriet, N.Fris. sprit … Etymology dictionary
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 Sailing a small spar reaching diagonally from a mast to the upper outer corner of a sail. Origin OE sprēot (punting) pole ; related to sprout … English new terms dictionary
