Etymology

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Today it means: to scatter, disperse Full definition →

Middle English sparplen ← Anglo-Norman esparpeler
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromesparpeler
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsparplen
  3. English todaysparble

From Middle English sparplen, from Anglo-Norman esparpeler (compare Old French esparpeillier).

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