Etymology

besprent

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Middle English bespreynt ← Old English *besprengd
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  1. Old English · inherited from*besprengd
  2. Middle English · inherited frombespreynt
  3. English todaybesprent

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

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