v. Obs. [OE. tospringan, f. TO-2 + springan, SPRING v. So OHG. zispringan, MHG. ze-, zerspringen; Ger. zerspringen.] intr. To spring apart; to burst asunder.
c. 1000. Ælfric, Hom., II. 156. Se niðfulla deofol … wearp ða ænne stan to ðære bellan, þæt heo eall tosprang. Ibid., 382. Þæt [isene ʓeat] tosprang þærrihte him toʓeanes.
1303. R. Brunne, Handl. Synne, 10672. Þe bondes to-braste, and alle to-sprunge.
c. 1320. Cast. Love, 593. Er him ouȝte þe herte to springe Þen he scholde him wraþþe for eny þirge.
c. 1400. St. Alexius, 1020. Myne herte wil to-sprynge.
