v. i. [ Cf. Sprout, v. i. ] To spring up; to germinate; to spring forward or outward. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To sprunt up, to draw one's self up suddenly, as in anger or defiance; to bristle up. [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Anything short and stiff. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A leap; a spring. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A steep ascent in a road. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Active; lively; vigorous. [ Obs. ] Kersey. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a sprunt manner; smartly; vigorously; youthfully. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]