spraddle

English

/ˈspɹad(ə)l/, /ˈspɹadl̩/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To spread apart (the legs).
  • (transitive) To spread apart the legs of (someone or something).
  • (intransitive) To lie, move, or stand with legs spread.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *spraddelen, spradden inherited from Old English sprǣdan (spread, expand, outspread, stretch forth) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (sprinkle, sow, strew) suffix from English spread root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (sprinkle, sow, strew).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)per-

Gloss

sprinkle, sow, strew

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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