spenne
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse spenna, also from sperna for sense 3.
Verb[edit]
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[edit]
- spenn (noun)
- spennende (adjective)
- spenning
- verdensomspennende
References[edit]
- “spenne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “spenne_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse spenna, also from sperna for sense 3 and Verb 2.
Verb[edit]
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[edit]
Verb[edit]
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[edit]
- “spenne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.