Middle English Dictionary Entry
tọ̄̆sprittinge n.
Entry Info
Forms | tọ̄̆sprittinge n. |
Etymology | From OE sprytting or spryttan. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Instigation, inciting.
Associated quotations
- a1121 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1101 : Þurh þes [Ranulf's] macunge mæst & to spryttinge se eorl Rotbert þises geares þis land mid un friðe gesohte.