Middle English Dictionary Entry
sprǒute n.
Entry Info
| Forms | sprǒute n. Also sprut. |
| Etymology | Prob. from sprǒuten v.; but also cp. MDu., MLG sprūte. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. sprote n.(1).
1.
(a) A shoot of a vine; (b) pl. first fruits; (c) the lobe of a leaf.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)79.12 : He streked his paltres [?read: palmites; vr. palmetres] to þe se, And his sproutes [L propagines] to þe streme to be.
b
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)104.34 : He smate al firstkinned in land ofe þa, Sproutes [L primitias] of þar swinke als-swa.
c
- c1400 Daniel *Herbal (Arun 42)f.35v : 'Pety arthemesye,' 'pety moderwort,' 'erbe yue' .. is noþyng lik þe grete moderwort. It is dep swart grene; leuys smale & narwe, half fynger or al lengthe. & comenly on eyþer side of euery lef, twey litle spruttys mykel lyk euetys fet, & by cause þerof it is called lacertaria, 'lacertarye,' 'euetys gres.'