sprade

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to sprelle (“squiggle”) and sprette (“bounce”)

Noun

sprade m (definite singular spraden, indefinite plural sprader, definite plural spradene)

1. 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)

1. 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