- very old word
derives from Anglo-Saxon spura, spora,
related to s****an,
spurnan, to kick, spurn; cf.
Medieval High
German S****,
modern German S****, Dutch...
- /fʊl/; OE bula > bull; OE bysċ > bush (+r) /ər/ > GA /ər/, RP /ɜː/ OE u OE
spurnan > to
spurn OE y OE ċyriċe > church; OE byrþen > burden; OE
hyrdel > hurdle...
- /fʊl/; OE bula > bull; OE bysċ > bush (+r) /ər/ > GA /ər/, RP /ɜː/ OE u OE
spurnan > to
spurn OE y OE ċyriċe > church; OE byrþen > burden; OE
hyrdel > hurdle...
- /fʊl/; OE bula > bull; OE bysċ > bush (+r) /ər/ > GA /ər/, RP /ɜː/ OE u OE
spurnan > to
spurn OE y OE ċyriċe > church; OE byrþen > burden; OE
hyrdel > hurdle...
- too with
doublets such as Old
English spora :
spura "spur", s****an :
spurnan "to spurn", cnocian :
cnucian "to knock"; Old
Icelandic fogl : fugl "bird"...
