spänna

See also: spanna and spaņņa

Swedish

spänna

to stretch, to tighten (a rope, a spring)
spänna öronen
to cock one's ears
to pull (the string of) a bow or crossbow
Det är skönare lyss till en sträng, som brast, än att aldrig spänna en båge
It is nobler to hear a string, that snapped, than never to pull a bow
to fasten (a belt), to clamp (put in a spanner), to strap on (skies etc.)
spänna för hästen
hitch a horse, harness the horse
to span (to extend across a gap)
to build a bridge
Över Ljungan spändes tvenne nya broar
Across Ljungan (river) two new bridges were built
(dated, dialect) to kick, to jump
en fåle spänner med foten
a pony kicks with its foot
(slang) to spend (time or money)

Conjugation of spänna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	spänna		spännas
Supine	spänt		spänts
Imperative	spänn		—
Imper. plural¹	spännen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	spänner	spände	spänns, spännes	spändes
Ind. plural¹	spänna	spände	spännas	spändes
Subjunctive²	spänne	spände	spännes	spändes
	Participles
Present participle	spännande
Past participle	spänd
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.