[spurn] vb [ME, fr. OE spurnan; akin to OHG spurnan to kick, L spernere to spurn, Gk spairein to quiver] vi (bef. 12c) 1 obs a: stumble b: kick
2. archaic: to reject something disdainfully ~ vt 1: to tread sharply or heavily upon: trample
2: to reject with disdain or contempt: scorn syn see decline -- spurn.er n
[2]spurn n (14c) 1 a: kick b obs: stumble
2. a: disdainful rejection b: contemptuous treatment