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besprent

besprent is the simple past and past participle of besprenge.

Meaning of besprenge

Verb

besprenge (third-person singular simple present besprenges, present participle besprenging, simple past and past participle besprent)

  1. (obsolete except as past participle adjective) To sprinkle or scatter.
    • [T]here vvas brought unto him an horſe named Babylonius, vvhich happening to be ſore vexed vvith a ſuddaine gripe or vvring in his belly, fell dovvne, and vvhiles hee vvas not able to endure the paine, vvallovveth along, and happeneth to beſprent his capariſon and ornaments richly garniſhed vvith...1609, Ammianus Marcellinus, “[The XXIII. Booke.] Chapter II. Being Departed out of Antioch, He was Troubled and Haunted with Strange Signes and Dreames: But afterwards Comforted againe by Sundrie...

Adjective

besprent (comparative more besprent, superlative most besprent)

  1. (archaic) besprinkled

Forms of besprent

comparativemore besprent
superlativemost besprent

Origin of besprent

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

Questions about besprent

What does besprent mean?
Besprent means besprinkled.
What is besprent the simple past and past participle of?
Besprent is the simple past and past participle of besprenge.
What part of speech is besprent?
Besprent is an adjective.

Words near besprent in the dictionary

  1. bespreads
  2. bespredel
  3. besprenge
  4. besprenges
  5. besprenging
  6. besprent
  7. besprinckled
  8. besprinkle
  9. besprinkled
  10. besprinkler
  11. besprinklers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: besprent (page history and authors); besprenge (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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