sprade
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Related to sprelle (“squiggle”) and sprette (“bounce”)
Noun
sprade m (definite singular spraden, indefinite plural sprader, definite plural spradene)
- prancer (person)
Usage notes
Typically applied to someone who unabashedly walks about showing off some new piece of clothing. Use of the synonym, spradebasse, is however more common.
Synonyms
- spradebasse
Verb
sprade (present tense sprader, past tense sprada or spradet, past participle sprada or spradet)
- prance
Usage notes
Typically applied as detailed above, but also commonly about young children strutting about in the nude.
References
- “sprade” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “sprade” in The Ordnett Dictionary