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)

1. to stretch, tense, tighten, strain
2. to draw (a bow (archery)), cock (a firearm)
3. to kick (e.g. a horse)
4. spenne av (seg): to take off, unfasten
5. spenne for: to hitch up (horses)
6. spenne fra: to unhitch (horses)
7. spenne i: to buckle, exert oneself
8. spenne inn: to tighten up
9. spenne om: to embrace, encompass, span
10. spenne opp: to unbuckle
11. spenne over: to extend, stretch over
12. spenne på (seg): to buckle on, fasten
13. spenne ut: to let out, unloosen
14. 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

Alternative forms

• spenna

Etymology

From Old Norse spenna, also from sperna for sense 3 and Verb 2.

Verb

spenne (present tense spenner, past tense spende or spente, past participle spent, passive infinitive spennast, present participle spennande, imperative spenn)

1. to stretch, tense, tighten, strain
2. to draw (a bow (archery)), cock (a firearm)
3. to kick (e.g. a horse)
4. spenne av (seg): to take off, unfasten
5. spenne for: to hitch up (horses)
6. spenne fra: to unhitch (horses)
7. spenne i: to buckle, exert oneself
8. spenne inn: to tighten up
9. spenne om: to embrace, encompass, span
10. spenne opp: to unbuckle
11. spenne over: to extend, stretch over
12. spenne på (seg): to buckle on, fasten
13. spenne ut: to let out, unloosen
14. spenne seg ut: to stretch out, unfold

Derived terms

• spenn (noun)
• spennande (adjective)
• spenning

Verb

spenne (present tense spenner, past tense spann, past participle sponne, passive infinitive spennast, present participle spennande, imperative spenn)

1. to move, stir, show sign of life

References

• “spenne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.