Sprunt \Sprunt\, v. i. [Cf. {Sprout}, v. i.] To spring up; to germinate; to spring forward or outward. [Obs.] {To sprunt up}, to draw one's self up suddenly, as in anger or defiance; to bristle up. [Local, U.S.] Sprunt \Sprunt\, n. 1. Anything short and stiff. [Obs.] 2. A leap; a spring. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 3. A steep ascent in a road. [Prov. Eng.] Sprunt \Sprunt\, a. Active; lively; vigorous. [Obs.] --Kersey.