The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sprent \Sprent\ (spr[e^]nt), obs. p. p. of Sprenge. Sprinkled.
All the ground with purple blood was sprent.
--Spenser.
Wikipedia
Sprent is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Sprent Dabwido (born 1972), Nauruan politician; former President of Nauru.
- James Sprent (1808–1863), Surveyor General of Tasmania
- Janet Sprent, (born 1934), British botanical scientist and professor
Usage examples of "sprent".
A very different teacher was the sea-dog Solomon Sprent, who lived in the second last cottage on the left-hand side of the main street of the village.
I had not gone far, however, before the hoarse voice of Solomon Sprent broke in upon my meditations.
To this end I borrowed a sword from Solomon Sprent, and my father having gone to Gosport, I helped myself to the best nag in his stables--for I have too much respect for the old man to allow one of his flesh and blood to go ill-provided to the wars.
Blake under whom the old seaman Solomon Sprent had fought against the Dutch.
The third is from Solomon Sprent, a retired seaman, for whom I have an affection and respect.
Of the Coming of Solomon Sprent The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
Solomon Sprent married and lived for many years as happily as his friends could wish.
October: the bare moorlands, sprent with gold and purple, bloomed anew under the spell of air crisped with the first frosts.