▪ I. upˈspringing, vbl. n.
(up- 7. Cf. prec.)
| c 1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 92 If þou take seuen graynes..and breke hem yn þe vpspryngynge of lucyfer and venus. 1851 Mrs. Browning Casa Guidi Wind. i. 5 The upspringing Of such a nimble bird. 1868 Morris Earthly Par. I. ii. 633 The white upspringing of the spurts of spray. |
▪ II. upˈspringing, ppl. a.
(up- 6 b. Cf. upspring v.)
| c 1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 112 Stable þou þe mountant, or þe vpspryngand, yn þe tokenynge of þe Lyon. 1551 Bale Eng. Votaries ii. 95 The vpspryngynge braunches of Sodome. 1845 Hirst Com. Mammoth, etc. 111 The downy wing Of some up-springing bird. 1873 B. Harte Fiddletown 52 By the upspringing light he saw the figure of Kate. 1883 C. S. Burne Shropsh. Folklore xxv. 344 Men implored a blessing upon their land and its upspringing crops. |