An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Chapter 811 : Fr. _espringalle_, L. B. _springald-us_, id. _To_ SPRINKIL, SPRYNKIL, _v. n._ To move

Fr. _espringalle_, L. B. _springald-us_, id.

_To_ SPRINKIL, SPRYNKIL, _v. n._ To move with velocity and unsteadiness, or in an undulatory way.

_Douglas._

Teut. _sprenckel-en_, variegare.

SPRIT-NEW, _adj._ Entirely new, S.

SPRITTY, _adj._

V. under ~Sprat~.

_To_ SPROSE, _v. n._

1. To make a great shew, S.

E. _spruce_.

2. To commend one's self ostentatiously, Fife, Ayrs.

3. To magnify in narration, Fife.

SPROT, _s._

V. ~Spratt~.

SPRUSH, _adj._ Spruce, S.

_s.h.i.+rrefs._

SPRUTILL, _s._ A speckle.

_Douglas._

~Sprutillit~, ~Spourtlit~, _part. pa._ Speckled. S. _sprittilt_.

_Douglas._

Fland. _sprietel-en_, spargere.

SPUG, _s._ A sparrow, S. B.

SPULE, _s._ A weaver's shuttle, S.

Su. G. _spole_, Isl. _spola_, Ir. _spol_, id.

SPULE-BANE, _s._ The shoulder-bone, S.

V ~Spald~.

_To_ SPULYE, SPULYIE, _v. a._

1. To lay waste, S.

2. To carry off a prey, S.

_Douglas._

Fr. _spol-ir_, Lat. _spol-iare_.

~Spulye~, ~Spulyie~, _s._

1. Spoil, S.

2. Illegal intermeddling with moveable goods, S.

_Balfour._

~Spulyear~, _s._ A depredator.

_Acts Marie._

SPUNG, _s._

1. A purse with a spring, S.

_Bannatyne P._

2. A fob, S.

_Ramsay._

Moes. G. _pugg_, A. S. Su. G. _pung_, a purse.

_To_ ~Spung~, _v. a._ To pick one's pocket, S.