Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray. · An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig. · One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace. · A youth; a lad.
To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery. · To nail the sole onto a shoe.
From Middle English sprig, sprigge, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle Low German sprik, spricke (“a dry, easily broken twig that has fallen from a tree; sprig”). Compare also dialectal English sprag (“sprig, twig”), English spray (“branch”), Old English spræc (“a shoot”), German Low German Spricke, Sprick (“dry branch, twig”).
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This page abbreviates 3 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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