sprunt

Sprunt, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Sprout, v. i.] Defn: To spring up; to germinate; to spring forward or outward. [Obs.] To sprunt up, to draw one's self up suddenly, as in anger or defiance; to bristle up. [Local, U.S.] Sprunt, n. 1. Anything short and stiff. [Obs.] 2. A leap; a spring. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 3. A steep ascent in a road. [Prov. Eng.] Sprunt, a. Defn: Active; lively; vigorous. [Obs.] Kersey.

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