Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sprug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sprug
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

house sparrow

verb

To smarten (make smart).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

Compare dialectal English sprug up (“dress neatly”), sprag (“prop”, verb)/sprag (“lively”, adjective).

Usage

Inflected Forms

sprugs (plural) sprugs (present, singular) sprugging (participle, present) sprugged (participle, past) sprugged (past)

Questions

What does sprug mean?
house sparrow
Where does sprug come from?
Compare dialectal English sprug up (“dress neatly”), sprag (“prop”, verb)/sprag (“lively”, adjective).

How to pronounce sprug

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