Definition of Spriest

1. Adjective. (superlative of spry) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spriest

1. spry [adj] - See also: spry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spriest

spreezing
spreite
spreiten
sprelve
sprelves
sprengel pump
sprent
spreon
spreons
sprew
sprews
sprezzatura
sprezzaturas
sprier
spriest (current term)
sprig
sprig tail
sprigged
sprigger
spriggers
spriggier
spriggiest
sprigging
spriggite
spriggy
spright
sprighted
sprightful
sprightfully

Literary usage of Spriest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. First Steps in Anglo-Saxon by Henry Sweet (1897)
"... f>u spriest and ofer ure maef>. ... ]>mg }>e f>u spriest. 76. ... giet ^u spriest wif> us ..."

2. Introduction to Anglo-Saxon: An Anglo-Saxon Reader by Francis Andrew March (1878)
"... for hpy*' spa spriest J)ti, ... bu spriest, and ofer msede ure bu ... ba bing be bu spriest. ..."

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