spett

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

spett n (definite singular spettet, indefinite plural spett, definite plural spetta)

  1. a digging bar

References

Swedish

kebab på spett = rotisserie
maträtt på spett = skewer

Etymology

From Old Norse spettr, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

spett n

  1. (agriculture) a wedge point crowbar, an iron-bar lever (heavy and c. 60 inches long, for punching holes in the ground)
  2. (cooking) a (wooden or metal) skewer (small), a spit (large), a rotisserie (with motor) for roasting
  3. (birds) certain woodpeckers, e.g. gråspett and mellanspett.

Declension

Declension of spett
nominative genitive
singular indefinite spett spetts
definite spettet spettets
plural indefinite spett spetts
definite spetten spettens
garening
cooking

References

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