sprækur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sprækr (“nimble, lively”) from Proto-Germanic *sprēkiz (“lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pereg- (“to strew, jerk, sprinkle, scatter”). Cognates include English spry, sprey, Norwegian sprek (“lively, healthy”), Swedish dialectal sprygg (“brisk, very active, skittish”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aiːkʏr

Adjective

sprækur (comparative sprækari, superlative sprækastur)

1. spry, lively