Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

besprent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-sprent
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of besprenge

adj

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English bespreynt, from Old English *besprengd, equivalent to be- + sprent.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be
Root: bespreynt, *besprengd

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more besprent (comparative) most besprent (superlative)

Questions

What does besprent mean?: simple past and past participle of besprenge
Where does besprent come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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