Middle English Dictionary Entry
sprōte n.(2)
Entry Info
Forms | sprōte n.(2) |
Etymology | MLG sprōte & MDu. sprōte, var. of sproete. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A freckle, spot on the face.
Associated quotations
- ?c1450 Stockh.PRecipes (Stockh 10.90)130/4 : A good watir to purgyn a mannys face of sprotys.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. sprote.