"spring" meaning in Old English

See spring in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sprinɡ/, [spriŋɡ]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *spring, from Proto-Germanic *springaz Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*spring}} Proto-West Germanic *spring, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*springaz}} Proto-Germanic *springaz Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} spring m, {{ang-noun|m}} spring m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|spring}}, {{ang-decl-noun|spring|springas|spring|springas|springes|springa|springe|springum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], spring [nominative, singular], springas [nominative, plural], spring [accusative, singular], springas [accusative, plural], springes [genitive, singular], springa [genitive, plural], springe [dative, singular], springum [dative, plural]
  1. a spring (source of water) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-spring-ang-noun-cDW3AjuV Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Water Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Water: 100 0
  2. an ulcer, sore, pustule Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-spring-ang-noun-KS556Rjv Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pathology Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pathology: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ǣspring, wiellspring

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          },
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    }
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      ]
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      "form": "spring",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "springas",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spring",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "springas",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "springes",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "springe",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "springum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "head": "",
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      },
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        "title": "",
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    }
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          "_dis": "52 48",
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      "ipa": "/sprinɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[spriŋɡ]"
    }
  ],
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    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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        }
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    }
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spring",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "springes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "springa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "springe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "springum",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "a spring (source of water)"
      ],
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        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
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        "an ulcer, sore, pustule"
      ],
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          "ulcer",
          "ulcer"
        ],
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          "sore",
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    {
      "ipa": "/sprinɡ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[spriŋɡ]"
    }
  ],
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