Besprinkle
/bɪˈsprɪŋ.kəl/noun
To scatter drops or small particles over something.
Did you know?Besprinkle is just the old English-style intensifying prefix be- attached to sprinkle, a pattern that once made ordinary actions feel almost ceremonial or enchanted.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
be-
“A verbal prefix used to intensify or affect a verb”
Old English
OE
sprengan
“To scatter, sprinkle, or disperse”
Middle English
ME
besprinklen
“To sprinkle over or upon”
14th Century
English
besprinkle
“To scatter drops or small particles on something”
Modern English
English
besprinkle
“To scatter drops or small particles over something”