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besprinkled en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English by-sprenkled, be-spryngeld, besprengild, equivalent to be- (“on, about, around, upon, all over”) + sprinkled.

Meanings

1. Sprinkled.
   • […] the multitude were in no bad humour at being now and then besprinkled with friendly showers of momentary duration […] 1835, Edgar Allan Poe, The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaal:

Forms

Deriveds

unbesprinkled

besprinkled en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of besprinkle
   form of besprinkle