? Obs. [Of obscure origin: cf. SPIRT v.3] intr. To spring, dart.
13[?]. Gaw. & Gr. Knt., 2316. He sprit forth spenne fote more þen a spere lenþe.
1836. [Hooton], Bilberry Thurland, I. vii. 142. The rabbits … would … sprit across to the field-sides in search of better herbage.
