"spurtle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spurtles [plural]
Etymology: From Scots spurtle, spurtill (“potstick, spatula”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps an alteration of Middle English spatyl, spatule, from Old French espatule (“spatula”). If so, then doublet of spattle and spatula. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|spurtle}} Scots spurtle, {{m|sco|spurtill|t=potstick, spatula}} spurtill (“potstick, spatula”), {{unc|en|title=uncertain}} uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|spatyl}} Middle English spatyl, {{m|enm|spatule}} spatule, {{der|en|fro|espatule|t=spatula}} Old French espatule (“spatula”), {{doublet|en|spattle|spatula|nocap=1}} doublet of spattle and spatula Head templates: {{en-noun}} spurtle (plural spurtles)
  1. Either of two Scottish kitchen implements made of wood: a flat one for turning oatcakes, or a stick for stirring porridge. Categories (topical): Cookware and bakeware
    Sense id: en-spurtle-en-noun-w5Pm3se~ Disambiguation of Cookware and bakeware: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -le (frequentative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le (frequentative): 78 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spirtle, spertle [obsolete]
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: spurtles [present, singular, third-person], spurtling [participle, present], spurtled [participle, past], spurtled [past]
Etymology: From spirt + -le. According to the Poly-Olbion project, coined by poet Michael Drayton in 1606. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|spirt|le|id2=frequentative}} spirt + -le, {{coinage|en|Michael Drayton|in=1606|nocap=1|occ=poet}} coined by poet Michael Drayton in 1606 Head templates: {{en-verb}} spurtle (third-person singular simple present spurtles, present participle spurtling, simple past and past participle spurtled)
  1. To spurt, spatter or sputter; to spurt in a scattering manner.
    Sense id: en-spurtle-en-verb-otIBzxei
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spirtle, spertle [obsolete]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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