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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From the verb sprekke.
Noun
sprekk m (definite singular sprekken, indefinite plural sprekker, definite plural sprekkene)
- a crack, crevice, fissure
Etymology 2
Verb
sprekk
- imperative of sprekke
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the verb sprekke, from Old Norse springa. Compare Swedish spricka with similar etymology, but ending with -or in its plural form, which usually corresponds to Norwegian feminine nouns.
Noun
sprekk m (definite singular sprekken, indefinite plural sprekkar, definite plural sprekkane)
- a crack, crevice, fissure
1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:[…] inni kver Sprekk af turre Berget var der ei Blomstersæng […]- within every crevice in the dry rock, there was a bed of flowers
Etymology 2
Verb
sprekk
- imperative of sprekke
- present of sprekke
Etymology 3
Verb
sprekk
- imperative of sprekkje
References