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Springe vs Springle - What's the difference?

springe | springle |

As verbs the difference between springe and springle

is that springe is (obsolete) to sprinkle; to scatter while springle is (rare) to sprinkle.

As nouns the difference between springe and springle

is that springe is (obsolete) snare while springle is (rare) a trap to catch animals, using a spring mechanism.

springe

English

Verb

  • (obsolete) To sprinkle; to scatter.
  • * Chaucer
    • He would sowen some difficulty, / Or springen cockle in our cleane corn.
  • To catch in a springe; to ensnare.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) snare
  • * 1602 : , act 1 scene 3 line 114
    • Ay, springes to catch woodcocks

    Anagrams

    * ----

    springle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) a trap to catch animals, using a spring mechanism.

    • References

    (setting a springle to catch rabbits), [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7vcGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA419&dq=%22a+springle%22&hl=en&ei=CL8pTOGrKoO8lQfnmcG1Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q=%22a%20springle%22&f=false] (a springle to catch woodcocks), [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tvU-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA79&dq=%22a+springle%22&hl=en&ei=CL8pTOGrKoO8lQfnmcG1Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCTgU#v=onepage&q=%22a%20springle%22&f=false (a thrush caught in a springle)

    Verb

    (springl)
  • (rare) to sprinkle

    • References

    (springled with cotton-grass), [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QxUgAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA40&dq=%22springled%22&hl=en&ei=z70pTOv4LIO0lQf7kJDfAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22springled%22&f=false] (sawdust springled on blood), [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GyIPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA168&dq=%22springling%22&hl=en&ei=Nr4pTJj9MoWBlAe21bHHAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBzgU#v=onepage&q=%22springling%22&f=false (springling holy water)