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bespreng
† beˈspreng, v. Obs. exc. in pa. pple. Pa. pple. besprent. Forms: 1 besprengan, 2–4 bisprenge(n, 5 besprenge(n. pa. tense 3–5 bi-, bysprengede, 5 besprenged, 6 besprent. pa. pple. 3–5 bi-, bysprenged, 4–6 besprenct, 5 bysprincte, 4–5 bi-, bespreynt, 6 besprinct, -spraynte, -sprint, spreigned, 6–7 sp...
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besprink
† beˈsprink, v. Obs. rare. [Shortened from besprinkle, probably under the influence of bespring, bespreng, and esp. of the pa. pple. besprinct, besprenct: see bespreng.] = To besprinkle.1609 Heywood Brit. Troy in Farr S.P. 330 With Hipprocrenes drops besprinke my head.
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bespring
† beˈspring, v. Obs. Forms: 4 bispringen, 4–5 -sprynge(n, 5 be-. pa. tense 5 bysprang. pa. pple. 4 bispronge(n, 4–5 by-, 5 besprong. [A late ME. variant of bespreng, in which the strong verb spring is substituted for the causal spreng.] trans. To besprinkle; = bespreng. Hence beˈspringing vbl. n.138...
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besprinkle
besprinkle, v. (bɪˈsprɪŋk(ə)l) Also 5 besprengil, 6 by-, besprincle, -ckle, -ckel. [ME. besprengil, *besprenkel, f. be- 1 and 4 + sprenkel, freq. of sprengen to asperse; besprinkle is therefore in form the freq. of bespreng.] Hence beˈsprinkled ppl. a. 1. trans. To sprinkle all over with small drops...
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