"sprink" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sprinks [present, singular, third-person], sprinking [participle, present], sprinked [participle, past], sprinked [past], sprent [participle, past], sprent [past]
Rhymes: -ɪŋk Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sprinken, variant of spryngen (“to spring, sprinkle”) influenced by sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”). Compare North Frisian spreenke (“to asperse”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|sprinken|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English sprinken, {{inh+|en|enm|sprinken}} Inherited from Middle English sprinken, {{m|enm|spryngen|t=to spring, sprinkle}} spryngen (“to spring, sprinkle”), {{m|enm|sprenkelen|t=to sprinkle}} sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”), {{cog|frr|spreenke|t=to asperse}} North Frisian spreenke (“to asperse”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=sprent}} sprink (third-person singular simple present sprinks, present participle sprinking, simple past and past participle sprinked or sprent)
  1. (now chiefly dialectal) To sprinkle; splash Tags: dialectal Synonyms: sprenk [dialectal] Related terms: sprinkle
    Sense id: en-sprink-en-verb-qD5I6km2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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