Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - besprent

 adjective  Etymology: Middle English bespreynt, from past participle of besprengen to besprinkle, from Old English besprengan, from be- + sprengan to scatter; akin to Old English springan to spring  Date: 14th century archaic sprinkled over BESPRINKLE  transitive verb  Etymology: Middle English besprengeln, frequentative of besprengen  Date: 15th century sprinkle