spenne
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse spenna, also from sperna for sense 3.
Verb
editspenne (imperative spenn, present tense spenner, passive spennes, simple past spente, past participle spent, present participle spennende)
- to stretch, tense, tighten, strain
- to draw (a bow (archery)), cock (a firearm)
- to kick (e.g. a horse)
- spenne av (seg): to take off, unfasten
- spenne for: to hitch up (horses)
- spenne fra: to unhitch (horses)
- spenne i: to buckle, exert oneself
- spenne inn: to tighten up
- spenne om: to embrace, encompass, span
- spenne opp: to unbuckle
- spenne over: to extend, stretch over
- spenne på (seg): to buckle on, fasten
- spenne ut: to let out, unloosen
- spenne seg ut: to stretch out, unfold
Derived terms
edit- spenn (noun)
- spennende (adjective)
- spenning
- verdensomspennende
References
edit- “spenne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “spenne_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse spenna, also from sperna for sense 3 and Verb 2.
Verb
editspenne (present tense spenner, past tense spende or spente, past participle spent, passive infinitive spennast, present participle spennande, imperative spenn)
- to stretch, tense, tighten, strain
- to draw (a bow (archery)), cock (a firearm)
- to kick (e.g. a horse)
- spenne av (seg): to take off, unfasten
- spenne for: to hitch up (horses)
- spenne fra: to unhitch (horses)
- spenne i: to buckle, exert oneself
- spenne inn: to tighten up
- spenne om: to embrace, encompass, span
- spenne opp: to unbuckle
- spenne over: to extend, stretch over
- spenne på (seg): to buckle on, fasten
- spenne ut: to let out, unloosen
- spenne seg ut: to stretch out, unfold
Derived terms
editVerb
editspenne (present tense spenner, past tense spann, past participle sponne, passive infinitive spennast, present participle spennande, imperative spenn)
- to move, stir, show sign of life
References
edit- “spenne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.