SPRENT

Etymology 1

Verb

sprent (third-person singular simple present sprents, present participle sprenting, simple past and past participle sprented)

(intransitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To leap; bound; move quickly; dart

Etymology 2

Verb

sprent

(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of springe

Adjective

sprent (comparative more sprent, superlative most sprent)

(archaic) sprinkled

Anagrams

• pernts

Source: Wiktionary


Sprent, obs.

Definition: p. p. of Sprenge. Sprinkled. All the ground with purple blood was sprent. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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