▪ I. † ˈstrinkle, ˈstrenkle, n. Obs.
Forms: α. 3 strenncle, strenkil, 5 strenkyl(le, 5–6 strencle, 6 strenkyll; β. 5 strynkylle, 6 strynkyll, strincle, strinkle; γ. 6 stryngel.
[Related to strinkle v.]
A holy-water sprinkler, an aspergillum.
| α c 1200 Ormin 1095 Þatt blod tatt he þær haffde brohht, & warrp itt tær wiþþ strenncless. Ibid. 1707. a 1300 E.E. Psalter l. 8 Þou sal strenkil me ouer-alle With strenkil, and klensed be I salle. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 223/1 Haly water spryngelle, or strencle..aspersorium. Ibid. 479/2 Strenkyl, halywater styk, aspersorium, isopus. 1530 Palsgr. 277/1 Strenkyll to cast holy water, uimpilon. 1584 in J. Morris Troubles Cath. Forefathers (1877) 270 Certain Mass books, pictures, holy water with strencles. |
| β c 1425 Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 648/25 Hoc aspersorium, strynkylle. 1520 in J. Croft Excerpta Ant. (1797) 13 Item, paid for ij Strynkylls. 1533 in Kal. & Inv. Exch. (1836) II. 270 Item a holly waterstocke..crownyd w{supt} a strincle and a small cheyne of golde. 1559 Morwyng Evonym. 108 If part of this water..be..thrown into thair with a strinkle, it will make a great cloude. |
| γ 1514 in E. Law Hampton Crt. Pal. (1885) 343 An holy waterstok of laton with a stryngel of laton. |
▪ II. strinkle, strenkle, v. Obs. exc. Sc. and dial.
(ˈstrɪŋk(ə)l), (ˈstrɛŋk(ə)l)
Forms: α. 3, 5 strencle, 4, 6 Sc. strenkil, 4–5 -kyll(e, 5 strenkel, -kill(e, strengkyll, 4, 9 strenkle, Sc. strenkell; β. 4, 6–9 Sc. strinkle, (6 Sc. strynkle, strinkill, 7 strinckle, 9 Sc. strinkel).
[Possibly an altered form of sprinkle v. (which, however, is later in our quots.), due to association with strew.]
1. trans. To sprinkle (a person or thing with holy water) (obs. exc. arch.); to sprinkle or strew (a surface with something); also with over. Also fig.
| α a 1300 [see strinkle n., strinkling vbl. n. 1]. a 1340 Hampole Psalter l. 8 Ysope is a medicynall erbe,..whorwiþ who so is strenkild in penaunce, it purges him. a 1400–50 Wars Alex. 3224 (Dubl. MS.) Þat [wall of gold] was strengkyllyd [MS. Ashm. streken] full of sternez & strykyn with gemmys. a 1420 Aunters of Arthur 590 (Douce MS.) Stones of Iral þey strenkel and strewe. c 1460 Towneley Myst. xxviii. 108 Luf makys me, as ye may se strenkyllid with blood so red. 14.. Promp. Parv. 479/2 Strenkelyn, or sprenkelyn, MSS. K., H., S. aspergo, conspergo. c 1520 M. Nisbet Heb. x. 22 And be our hartis strenkilit [Wyclif spreynt, spreined] fra ane euile conscience. 1819 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd (1827) 199 Strenkellin'..the fechtars' faces Wi' its out-waffin' water. |
| β ? c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 11194 (Petyt MS.) Menyuere strinkled with gris. 1536 Bellenden Cron. Scot. (1821) II. 219 Bot Ilay..come with his ii sonnis, strinklit with dust and sweit o..attal. 1567 Gude & Godlie Ball. 123 With Isope Lord thow strinkill me, And than I sall be clene. 1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scot. 153 The Ground is fallowed..; and at sowing it is all strinkled over with human Ordure. 1764 E. Moxon Eng. Housew. (ed. 9) 98 When they [sc. eels] are almost enough strinkle them over with a little shred parsley. 1819 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd (1827) 156 A streap o' blude..Strinkel't his ilka haffet. |
2. To sprinkle, scatter, strew (something on, upon, among).
| α 13.. E.E. Allit. P. B. 307 [God speaks:] I schal strenkle my distresse & strye al togeder, Boþe ledez & londe & alle þat lyf habbez. c 1400 Destr. Troy 12145 Hir blod all aboute aboue hit was sched, And strawet in þe strete, strenklit full þik. 1850 T. Bewick Howdy & Upgetting 10 Bring him..a shive oh Butter an Breed..an strenkle a leapyt ov sugar on't. |
| β 1513 Douglas æneis iv. ix. 27 And to the walkryf dragon meit gaif sche,..Strynkland [L. spargens] to hym the wak hony sweit. Ibid. 80 And euir the wattir strinkles sche agane. 1581 N. Burne Disput. 11 b, This christian man..did hallou valter,..and strinkle it vpon the lyme. 1607 Markham Caval. iii. 44 Giue him..a handfull or two of well sifted Oates, and a prety quantity of this scouring strinckled amongst them. 1721 Wodrow Hist. Ch. Scot. (1830) II. ii. xii. 354 They..had nothing but snow-water, strinkled upon some oatmeal, to drink. 1764 E. Moxon Eng. Housew. (ed. 9) 102 Strinkle in a little salt and mace. Ibid. 108 Strinkle at the top a little flour. 1829 Brockett N.C. Gloss. (ed. 2), Strinkle, to spread by scattering. 1877 N.W. Linc. Gloss. s.v., ‘They've gotten a strange good cart at Brigg to strinkle watter aboot to lay th' dust.’ ‘Strinkle a bit o' Indian corn for them pigeons.’ |
Hence † ˈstrinkled ppl. a.
| c 1440 Promp. Parv. 479/2 Strenkelyd, or sprenkelyd (Pynson strenkled), aspersus. |