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† reˈsperse, v. Obs.
[f. L. respers-, ppl. stem of respergĕre to besprinkle, f. re- re- + spargĕre to sprinkle, scatter.]
1. trans. To sprinkle, spot, stain. rare—1.
1482Monk of Evesham (Arb.) 89 He was right feyre and sembly in whyte clothyng thawghe they were resperste and had on hem a few spottys.
2. To asperse, accuse. rare—1.
1563Foxe A. & M. 865 b, A man..not excommunicated, nor interdicted,..noted, respersed, or conuicted.
3. To scatter, disperse. (Only in Jer. Taylor.)
1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. Pref. ⁋47 Those excellent..discourses which..we find respersed and thinly scattered in all the Greeke and Roman Poets. 1654― Real Pres. x. 187 As appears in the instances above reckoned and in others respersed over this Treatise.
Hence † reˈspersed ppl. a. Obs.
1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. ii. Disc. viii. 67 This we gather, as fragments are gathered, by respersed sayings..recorded in holy Scripture. |