"sprenten" meaning in Middle English

See sprenten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsprɛntən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse *sprenta (for later spretta), from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, thus a doublet of sprytten. Reinforced by sprent, variant of sprend, past participle of sprengen. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|*sprenta}} Borrowed from Old Norse *sprenta, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*sprantijaną}} Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, {{doublet|enm|sprytten|nocap=1}} doublet of sprytten Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} sprenten, {{enm-verb|sprente|sprentynge|sprente|sprent}} sprenten (third-person singular simple present sprente, present participle sprentynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative sprente, past participle sprent), {{tlb|enm|Northern ME}} (Northern) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|sprent|c=te|inf2=0|y=0}} Forms: sprente [present, singular, third-person], sprentynge [participle, present], sprente [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], sprent [participle, past], weak [table-tags], sprenten [infinitive], to sprenten [infinitive], sprente [first-person, present, singular], sprente [first-person, past, singular], sprentest [present, second-person, singular], sprentest [past, second-person, singular], sprenteth [present, singular, third-person], sprente [past, singular, third-person], sprente [present, singular, subjunctive], sprente [past, singular, subjunctive], sprente [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], sprenten [plural, present], sprente [plural, present], sprenten [past, plural], sprente [past, plural], sprenteth [imperative, plural, present], sprente [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], sprentynge [participle, present], sprentende [participle, present], sprent [participle, past]
  1. To spring (jump with great speed or energy). Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-sprenten-enm-verb-tXoOhm0u Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Northern Middle English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Northern Middle English: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. To shoot or spurt out; to emerge suddenly and quickly. Tags: Northern Categories (topical): Gaits
    Sense id: en-sprenten-enm-verb-f1vCH4E- Disambiguation of Gaits: 41 59 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Northern Middle English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Northern Middle English: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sprent

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈsprɛntən/"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sprent"
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        "To spring (jump with great speed or energy)."
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          "jump",
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        [
          "speed",
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        [
          "energy",
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    {
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        "To shoot or spurt out; to emerge suddenly and quickly."
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          "shoot",
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        [
          "spurt",
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          "suddenly",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsprɛntən/"
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    {
      "word": "sprent"
    }
  ],
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}

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