"sprug" meaning in English

See sprug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sprugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sprug (plural sprugs)
  1. (Northern England, Scotland) house sparrow Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-sprug-en-noun-~RPj01D- Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: sprugs [present, singular, third-person], sprugging [participle, present], sprugged [participle, past], sprugged [past]
Etymology: Compare dialectal English sprug up (“dress neatly”), sprag (“prop”, verb)/sprag (“lively”, adjective). Head templates: {{en-verb}} sprug (third-person singular simple present sprugs, present participle sprugging, simple past and past participle sprugged)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To smarten (make smart). Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-sprug-en-verb-dMqt7ein
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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