adj
Meaning 1
Active; lively; vigorous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
sprunt
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/spɹʌnt/
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Northern-England: /spɹʊnt/
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rhymes with -ʌnt
adj
Meaning 2
Steep or sharp in ascent.
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noun
Meaning 3
A sudden movement; a leap or jump.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 4
Something bouncy or perky.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
A steep road, hill, or incline.
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verb
Meaning 6
To make quick or convulsive movements; to start, to jump.
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Usage: obsolete, regional
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verb
Meaning 7
To court, flirt, or make romantic advances; esp. after dusk and under the cover of darkness, sometimes among haystacks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, archaic, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 8
To court, flirt, or make romantic advances; esp. after dusk and under the cover of darkness, sometimes among haystacks.
To seek to gain the affections of a person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, archaic, intransitive
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History
Etymology
Apparently a variation of sprent or sprint. This term originated as a Victorian-era Scots word in the Roxburgh region.