Middle English Dictionary Entry
spermen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | spermen v. |
| Etymology | From sperme n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of lobster or crawfish: to spawn.
Associated quotations
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)41/17 : Peces or gobettis of rede flesshe..grew to þe liknes of þe womb of a fissh þat is seid creuyse or lopster when he spermeþ or frieþ.