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Etymology edit

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Verb edit

spenna (third person singular past indicative spenti, supine spent)

  1. to span, to draw
  2. to clamp
  3. to push with the feet
  4. to run
  5. (hvalba) to kick (a ball)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of spenna (group v-9)
infinitive spenna
supine spent
participle (a5)1 spennandi spentur
present past
first singular spenni spenti
second singular spennir spenti
third singular spennir spenti
plural spenna spentu
imperative
singular spenn!
plural spennið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse spenna. Cognate with Faroese spenna, Norwegian Nynorsk spenna, Swedish spänna, Danish spænde.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

spenna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spennti, supine spennt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to tighten, to tauten
    Synonyms: strekkja, strengja
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to buckle, to clasp

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

spenna f (genitive singular spennu, nominative plural spennur)

  1. stress, tension
  2. voltage
    Synonym: straumstyrkur
  3. buckle, clasp
    Synonym: sylgja

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Verb edit

spenna

  1. inflection of spennare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

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Noun edit

spenna n

  1. definite plural of spenn

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

spenna n

  1. definite plural of spenn