▪ I. † sperge1 Obs.—1
[? ad. OF. esperge, var. of asperge.]
? Asparagus.
| c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 275 He schal ete fenel, ache, persil, sperge,..& he schal ete no mustard. |
▪ II. † sperge2 Obs.—1
[Aphetic f. asperge n.]
A sprinkler.
| 1675 Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth (1676) 143 Gently refresh'd with a dewie sperge or brush, not with the watring-pot. |