What does "sprunt" mean?

A sudden movement; a leap or jump.

What is a synonym for "sprunt"?

Common synonyms include: abuzz, active, animate, dynamic, effervescent, hearty.

//spɹʌnt// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A sudden movement; a leap or jump. obsolete
2
Something bouncy or perky. obsolete
3
A steep road, hill, or incline.
"“Lang slaunting sprunts,” tall sloping hills or “land-spurs”"

Verb

1
To make quick or convulsive movements; to start, to jump. obsolete, regional
"They acted a Tragedy at Padua when I was there last June 1786 I think: the Actors struggled & bounced, and sprunted as if in Convulsions […]."
2
To court, flirt, or make romantic advances; esp. after dusk and under the cover of darkness, sometimes among haystacks. Scotland, archaic, intransitive
"To a laft amang some hay; Like others i' the splunting way."
3
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. Scotland, archaic, intransitive

Adjective

1
Active; lively; vigorous. obsolete
"As for that little sprunt piece of the Brain which they call the Conarion..."
2
Steep or sharp in ascent.
"Ya’ll mannish ti trunn’l yersen t’best hauf o’ t’way, bud efter that ya’ll finnd it a bit sprunt [said to a cyclist]. (You’ll manage to trundle yourself for the better half of the way, but after that, you’ll find it a bit sprunt.)"