sprek

sprek n (genitive singular spreks, nominative plural sprek)

1. stick, twig

• “sprek” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

From Old Norse sprækr.

sprek (masculine and feminine sprek, neuter sprekt, definite singular and plural spreke, comparative sprekere, indefinite superlative sprekest, definite superlative sprekeste)

1. agile
2. sporty

• “sprek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse sprækr. Cognates include English spry.

• (non-standard since 2012) spræk

sprek (neuter sprekt, definite singular and plural spreke, comparative sprekare, indefinite superlative sprekast, definite superlative sprekaste)

1. agile
2. sporty

From Old Norse sprek.

sprek n (definite singular spreket, indefinite plural sprek, definite plural spreka)

1. a dry twig
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• “sprek” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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sprek n

1. an old rotting piece of wood

• Faroese: sprek
• Icelandic: sprek
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sprek

• шпрекъ (šprek)
• спрекамъ (sprekam)
• spræk, spreek

From a Germanic language. May be a loan from some older unknown pidgin. Possible sources are e.g. Middle Dutch sprēken or Old Frisian spreka.

• IPA^(key): /sprɛːk/, /ʃprʲek/, /ʃpræːk/

sprek

1. to speak
2. to say

   Kak ju sprek? Moja på tvoja njet forstå

   What are you saying? I don't understand you

• skasi
• snakka

• Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag
• М. Пришвин (1908) За волшебнымъ колобкомъ : По Крайнему Сѣверу Россiи и Норвегiи, reedition 1982 on the Russian Wikisource.Wikisource ^ru