† strenkv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To sprinkle.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter [verb (transitive)] > sprinkle
warpc1000
sprengeOE
strenkc1175
springa1387
bespring1387
sprinkc1390
sprinklea1400
strinklec1400
springle?a1425
sprinkle?a1425
sprainc1440
bespreng1496
oversprinkle?1548
overstrew1570
besprent1573
insperse1587
insperge1599
asperse1607
besprink1609
disparple?1615
spark1637
swiggle1683
twirl1763
sparkle1787
bespatter1813
spray1829
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1789 Þatt allterr. þatt tatt errfe blod. Wass eȝȝwhær strennkedd onne.
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1771 Þatt blod tatt þurrh þe bisscopp wass. Þær o þa þingess strennkedd.
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1099 & toc himm þa þatt illke blod..& warrp itt tær wiþþ strenncless..& siþþen ȝede he þeþenn ut To strennkenn i þe kirrke.
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