sprade
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Related to sprelle (“squiggle”) and sprette (“bounce”)
Noun edit
sprade m (definite singular spraden, indefinite plural sprader, definite plural spradene)
- prancer (person)
Usage notes edit
Typically applied to someone who unabashedly walks about showing off some new piece of clothing. Use of the synonym, spradebasse, is however more common.
Synonyms edit
Verb edit
sprade (present tense sprader, past tense sprada or spradet, past participle sprada or spradet)
Usage notes edit
Typically applied as detailed above, but also commonly about young children strutting about in the nude.