Of a knight is that y mene,
His name is sprong wel wide.
Sir Tristrem, st. 2, p. 12.
The word of Horn wide sprong,
How he was bothe michel and long.
Horn Childe, ap. Rits. Metr. Rom. V. iii. p. 291.
See also the Kyng of Tars, ll. 19, 1007, Emare, l. 256, Roland and Ferragus, as quoted by Ellis, Ly beaus Desconus, l. 172, and Chronicle of England, l. 71.
In armes him noman (ne) nam,
þat he doune sone ne caste.