spenne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse spenna, also from sperna for sense 3.

Verb

spenne (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

References

“spenne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“spenne_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

spenna

Etymology

From Old Norse spenna, also from sperna for sense 3 and Verb 2.

Verb

spenne (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

spenn (noun)
spennande (adjective)
spenning

Verb

spenne (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

“spenne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.