sprang

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See also: Sprang, spräng, and språng

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sprăng, IPA(key): /spɹæŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -æŋ

Verb

sprang

  1. simple past of spring

Anagrams

Danish

Pronunciation

Verb

sprang

  1. past of springe

German

Pronunciation

Verb

sprang

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of springen

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Verb

sprang

  1. second-person singular imperative of sprangen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

sprang n (definite singular spranget, indefinite plural sprang, definite plural spranga or sprangene)

  1. a jump
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sprang

  1. simple past of springe

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb springa.

Pronunciation

Noun

sprang n (definite singular spranget, indefinite plural sprang, definite plural spranga)

  1. a leap, jump
    • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
      Tidi gjeng sin jamne Gang: ingi Kvild og inkje Sprang.
      Time goes steadily on: no rest and no leap.

Derived terms

Verb

sprang

  1. past of springa

Further reading

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

sprang

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of springan

Swedish

Verb

sprang

  1. past indicative of springa