Sprink

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To sprinkle; splash dialectal

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sprinken, variant of spryngen (“to spring, sprinkle”) influenced by sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”). Compare North Frisian spreenke (“to asperse”).

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