In Lancashire, England, the dialectal term sprunny is a synonym for “sweetheart.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Sprunny”
Grant, I’m sure you’ll agree that you can never have too many synonyms for sweetheart or lover.
And here’s one that I just came across that surprised me.
The word that means sweetheart or lover is sprunny.
Sprunny. Surely this is a Scots word.
Well, it’s actually East Anglian, mostly Lincolnshire.
Sprunny. So S-P-R-U-N-N-Y?
Yes. It turns out that the etymology of sprunny is unknown.
I was thinking that if the etymology made sense, maybe I would like the word better.
But I don’t find it that appealing.
Do you?
You don’t. Maybe.
Obviously, if it’s said as a whisper in my ear, the breathy undertones, I’m going to love it.
Well, yeah, yeah. I guess it’s all in the delivery, right?
It’s all in the delivery, yeah.
Yeah, you can’t have too many sweet names.
I tend to just call the people in my life sweet.
They’re like sweet mama, sweet boy, sweet kitty.
I just attach sweet to everything.
Yep, sweetie. That’s a good one.
Sprunny, I don’t know. Maybe I’ll have to practice.
What are the sweet names that you use for the people you love, whether your children or your spouse or your lover, your romantic partner.
