sprung
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of spring.
self-sprung
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a word derived from
sprung.
Example Sentences
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We are left in doubt as to whether the propagandist considers this modern dictator a self-sprung megalomaniac or a figurehead manipulated by social forces that have taken control of the situation in Italy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Come Rā, self-sprung, thou lettest Pharaoh receive plenty in his battlemented house, on the altar of the god whose name is hidden.
From Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings by Epiphanius Wilson
O shine Amen-Rā-Harmachis self-sprung, thy sister goddesses stand in Bech,568 they receive thee, they uplift thee into thy bark, which is perfect in delights before Lord Rā, thou begettest blessings.
From Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings by Epiphanius Wilson
