sprette

sprette

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse spretta

Verb 1

sprette (imperative sprett, present tense spretter, passive sprettes, simple past spratt, past participle sprettet, present participle sprettende)

1. to bound, jump, leap, jerk, twitch
2. to drift, fly (snow, chips)
3. to gush, splash, spurt
4. to break loose

Verb 2

sprette (imperative sprett, present tense spretter, passive sprettes, simple past and past participle spretta or sprettet, present participle sprettende)

1. to cut, rip, slit open, slash
2. to spray, squirt, spurt
3. to scatter, spread

References

• “sprette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sprette_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “sprette_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).