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springan

Pronunciation: /ˈsprin.ɡɑn/

“springan” is an Old English word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to leap, bound
  2. to burst forth (as a fluid), to spurt
  3. to grow (as a plant)
  4. to rise (as the sun)
  5. to spread, be diffused

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *springan.

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