spurgn.

Brit.

/spəːɡ/, U.S.

/spərɡ/, Scottish English

/spʌrɡ/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spur n.⁴, -ock suffix.

Etymology: Probably the reflex of an earlier unattested *spurrock < spur n.⁴ + -ock suffix. With the presumed voicing of final -k after r compare darg n. Earlier currency is probably implied by spurgie n., and further by sprug n. and spug n.

Scottish (north-eastern).

The house sparrow. Cf. sprug n.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Ploceinae (weaver) > genus Passer > passer domesticus (sparrow)

sparrowc725

phipc1400

Philipa1500

house sparrow1653

spug1808

sprug1815

spruggie1845

spurgie1849

spadger1862

spur1866

spuggy1874

spurg1882

gutter-bird1896

sparrer1935

1882 J. Longmuir & D. Donaldson Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (rev. ed.) IV. 380/2 Spurg, Spurgie, a sparrow, Aberd.

1929 J. Milne Dreams o' Buchan 8 The spurgs amon' the thack begin tae cheep.

1975 J. Y. Mather & H. H. Speitel Ling. Atlas Scotl. I. 291 Sparrow, [Aberdeenshire] Spurg.

2004 S. Blackhall Boddamers' Monkey 1 The lea-lang Spring the buss wis thrang, wi teenie spurg an robin.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spurg
释义	spurgn. Brit. /spəːɡ/, U.S. /spərɡ/, Scottish English /spʌrɡ/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spur n.⁴, -ock suffix. Etymology: Probably the reflex of an earlier unattested spurrock < spur n.⁴ + -ock suffix. With the presumed voicing of final -k after r compare darg n. Earlier currency is probably implied by spurgie n., and further by sprug n. and spug n. Scottish* (north-eastern). The house sparrow. Cf. sprug n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Ploceinae (weaver) > genus Passer > passer domesticus (sparrow) sparrowc725 phipc1400 Philipa1500 house sparrow1653 spug1808 sprug1815 spruggie1845 spurgie1849 spadger1862 spur1866 spuggy1874 spurg1882 gutter-bird1896 sparrer1935 1882 J. Longmuir & D. Donaldson Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (rev. ed.) IV. 380/2 Spurg, Spurgie, a sparrow, Aberd. 1929 J. Milne Dreams o' Buchan 8 The spurgs amon' the thack begin tae cheep. 1975 J. Y. Mather & H. H. Speitel Ling. Atlas Scotl. I. 291 Sparrow, [Aberdeenshire] Spurg. 2004 S. Blackhall Boddamers' Monkey 1 The lea-lang Spring the buss wis thrang, wi teenie spurg an robin. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882
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