sprunnyn.

Brit.

/ˈsprʌni/, U.S.

/ˈsprəni/

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare sprunt v.¹Perhaps compare also English regional (Devon) sprunny (adjective) spruce, smart, which is attested slightly earlier, e.g.:1733 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 532/1 He iz as sprunny a buoy of hiz age as onny iz in the tawne of Taunton Deane, or vive miles round it.

Chiefly English regional (midlands and East Anglian, now chiefly Lincolnshire).

A sweetheart, a lover.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart

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sweetie-pie1928

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mi'jita1970

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1739 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 98/2 Peruse her fond Sprunny, tho' threadbare his coat, His riches (collected) may rise to a—groat.

1762 E. Collins Misc. in Prose & Verse 111 Where if good Satan lays her on like thee, Whipp'd to some Purpose will thy Sprunny be.

a1800 S. Pegge Suppl. Grose's Provinc. Gloss. (1814) Sprunny, a sweetheart of either sex.

1840 B. E. Hill Playing About I. viii. 120 ‘Na, drat thee, I do hate the zight o' thee!’ ‘Surely?’ quoth her sprunny, catching her.

1880 R. S. Charnock Gloss. Essex Dial. 45 Sprunny, a sweetheart.

1902 J. Good Gloss. Words. E. Lincs. (ed. 2) 82 Sprunny, sweetheart, a lover.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 287/1 Her's off wi' 'er sprunny down the gatherun.

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

单词	sprunny
释义	sprunnyn. Brit. /ˈsprʌni/, U.S. /ˈsprəni/ Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare sprunt v.¹Perhaps compare also English regional (Devon) sprunny (adjective) spruce, smart, which is attested slightly earlier, e.g.:1733 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 532/1 He iz as sprunny a buoy of hiz age as onny iz in the tawne of Taunton Deane, or vive miles round it. Chiefly English regional (midlands and East Anglian, now chiefly Lincolnshire). A sweetheart, a lover. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart copenerc897 lovec1225 lemanc1275 sweetinga1300 druery13.. doceamurc1320 paramoura1375 honeybirdc1390 honey-sweetc1440 dowsec1450 heart-rootc1460 prim1509 joa1529 sweetheart1576 love-mate1582 belamour1590 copemate1593 frister1639 sprunny1739 Liebling1868 Liebchen1876 angel pie1878 loved one1879 cariad1899 square piece1925 sheikha1926 sweetie-pie1928 oppo1932 poopsie1937 mi'jita1970 squeeze1980 boo1988 bae2006 1739 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 98/2 Peruse her fond Sprunny, tho' threadbare his coat, His riches (collected) may rise to a—groat. 1762 E. Collins Misc. in Prose & Verse 111 Where if good Satan lays her on like thee, Whipp'd to some Purpose will thy Sprunny be. a1800 S. Pegge Suppl. Grose's Provinc. Gloss. (1814) Sprunny, a sweetheart of either sex. 1840 B. E. Hill Playing About I. viii. 120 ‘Na, drat thee, I do hate the zight o' thee!’ ‘Surely?’ quoth her sprunny, catching her. 1880 R. S. Charnock Gloss. Essex Dial. 45 Sprunny, a sweetheart. 1902 J. Good Gloss. Words. E. Lincs. (ed. 2) 82 Sprunny, sweetheart, a lover. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 287/1 Her's off wi' 'er sprunny down the gatherun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1739
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