sprikja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• sprika
• sprike
• sprikje

Etymology

Related to spreia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²spriːçɑ/

Verb

sprikja (present tense sprikjer, past tense sprikte, past participle sprikt, present participle sprikande, imperative sprik)

1. to spread in different directions

   Å sprika med beina.

   To spread one's legs.

2. to be disjointed, not be in accordance (e.g. when different arguments are not in accordance, do not make sense)

   Forklaringa til den tiltalte sprikjer i alle retningar.

   The defendant's explanation is totally disjointed.

Further reading

• “sprikja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.