An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Sprety, adj. Sprightly, S. sprity.
Douglas.

Spretit, adj. Spirited.
Bellenden.

SPRETT, s.
V. [Sprat].

To SPREUL, v. n. To sprawl.
Douglas.

SPRIG, s. A thin nail, without a head, S.

SPRING, s. A quick and cheerful tune on a musical instrument, S.
Lyndsay.

O. Fr. espring-ier, to dance.

SPRINGALD, s. A stripling, S. B.
Douglas.

From spring, germinare, q. viri germen.

SPRYNGALD, s.
1. An ancient warlike engine, used for shooting large arrows, pieces of iron, &c.
Barbour.
2. The materials thrown from this engine.
Wallace.