Now dial. and rare. [var. SPIRT v.2 Cf. SPURT sb.2] intr. To sprout or shoot.
1601. Holland, Pliny, II. 22. By this means indeed last they [sc. onions] will longer without spurting.
1606. Marston, Fawne, II. i. Nym. But is not Faunus prefer’d with a right hand? Her. Did you euer see a fellow so spurted vp in a moment?
1610. [see SPROUT sb.1 1 b].
