† sprantlev.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To struggle or sprawl.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > move irregularly or be agitated [verb (intransitive)] > roll or tumble about > of persons or animals > lie struggling
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1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 5 [A swan] wher sche lay Sprantlende with hire wynges tweie, As sche which scholde thanne deie.
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