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Spr A specifically word, which, like  sprœwen,  spraeien ( *sprêwjan), ‘to emit sparks, fly as dust, scatter,’ is based on a  and an Aryan root sprē̆w, ‘to emit sparks,’ of which, however, no further traces can be found (see further ). The corresponding word is represented by the cognates,  chaff and  kaf.   ,, ‘proverb,’ from the  sprichwort,  (the form  first occurs in early  only),  ‘uttered word.’   ', with the variant ',, ‘support of an awning, tilt,’ a word of the  group; not recorded, probably only by chance, in the earlier periods. No cognate terms have as yet been found.   ,, ‘to sprout, shoot forth,’ from the  sprieȥen ( *sprioȥan?),  ; corresponding to  spruiten,  sprûtan, and  to sprout. From this root sprū̆t, ‘to grow up,’ are derived  to sprit, ‘to sprout’ ( spryttan), as well as  spreót, ‘pole, shaft,’  to  spriet, ‘javelin, spear, bowsprit,’ whence   in. further and. No terms undoubtedly cognate are found in the non- languages.  ,, ‘to spring, leap, jump,’ from the  springen,  springan,  ; corresponding to the   springan,  springen,  springan,  to spring,  *spriggan. From this common, to which  , , ( and  sprung), is allied, the cognates of  springare, ‘to jog, swing one's legs,’ are derived. An allied Aryan root sprgh, with a nasal exists in σπέρχεσθαι ‘to hasten,’ σπερχνός, ‘hasty.’ ,, earlier , ‘to spirt, squirt, syringe, spout forth,’ from the  sprützen, whence  spruzzare and sprizzare were borrowed; allied to  sprütze,  , , ‘syringe, squirt’;  of the  root sprū̆t, ‘to grow up, shoot forth’ (see ). to sprit, ‘to spirt’ and ‘to sprout.’  ,, ‘brittle; shy, coy,’ only; corresponding to ModFlem. sprooi, early spru,  sprêþe, ‘infirm, brittle.’ The, an old formation (like  and ) from the  root sprē̆w, ‘to be scattered as dust’ (see ), is not  recorded, probably only by chance, in the earlier periods of the language.   ,, ‘shoot, sprout; rung,’ from sproȥȥe,  sproȥȥo, , ‘rung.’ This meaning is probably derived from an older signification (‘twig’);   sprote, ‘twig, rod, staff,’  sprota, ‘twig.’ These terms are connected with the  root sprū̆t in , of which , ‘sprout,’ is a  derivative; from the latter  is derived.   ,, ‘sprat,’ a  word, which corresponds to the   sprot,  sprat, and  sprott. Its earlier history has not been ascertained.   ,, ‘saying, adage, sentence, judgment,’ from spruch, , ‘that which is uttered, word, speech’; a  derivative of the. <section end="Spruch" /> <section begin="sprühen" /> ,, ‘to emit sparks, sparkle,’ firs recorded in , but *sprüejen,  *spruowen, are to be assumed. Its connection with sprœwen, ‘to fly as dust,’ and , leads to the root sprī̆w (sprō̆w), ‘to be scattered as dust'; see further. <section end="sprühen" /> ,, ‘to haunt’ (of a ghost), only; its early history cannot be discovered; how it is connected with the root spī̆w (see ) is uncertain. <section begin="Spuk" /> ,, ‘spectre, ghost,’ only,  a  word; it is unknown to  (the strictly  form  occurs in early );   and  spook, from  spauka-. Allied to spok, ‘scarecrow,’  spøg, ‘joke, fun,’ Norweg. spjok, ‘ghost’ ( spook is of origin). It is uncertain whether the word is related to spůgulas, ‘splendour.’ <section end="Spuk" /> <section begin="Spule" /> ,, ‘spool, bobbin,’ from spuole, , ‘spool, tube, quill,’  spuola, , spuolo, , ‘spool’; corresponding to  spoel,  spool. From the cognates are derived the  terms,  spuola, ‘shuttle,’  épolet, ‘spindle.’ Connected with the root spa, ‘to draw,’ adduced under  and ?. <section end="Spule" /> <section begin="spülen" /> ,, ‘to rinse, wash,’ from the  spüelen,  spuolen,  ; corresponding to the   spoelen,  spêlan. Its connection with the preceding word is not clear. — The corresponding collective ,, ‘dish-wash, swill,’ is based on spüelach ( *spuolahi). <section end="spülen" /> <section begin="Spund" /> ,, ‘bung, bunghole, channel,’ from spunt ( spuntes), ,<section end="Spund" />