spenne
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse spenna, also from sperna for sense 3.
Verb
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
- spenn (noun)
- spennende (adjective)
- spenning
- verdensomspennende
References
- “spenne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “spenne_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse spenna, also from sperna for sense 3 and Verb 2.
Alternative forms
- spenna
Verb 1
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
- spenn (noun)
- spennande (adjective)
- spenning
Verb 2
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
- “spenne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.