"spray" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /sprɛi̯/ Forms: sprayes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English *spræġ, sprei (found in place names such as that of Spreyton, England), of unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*spræġ}} Old English *spræġ Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} spray, {{enm-noun|sprayes}} spray (plural sprayes)
  1. branch, shoot, or twig of a tree Wikipedia link: Spreyton Synonyms: spraye
    Sense id: en-spray-enm-noun-lH9UsYd3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries
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