spretta

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Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse spretta (to spring forth), from Proto-Germanic *sprintaną; compare English sprint.

Verb

spretta (third person singular past indicative spratt, third person plural past indicative spruttu, supine sprottið)

  1. to jump
  2. to grow

Conjugation

Conjugation of spretta (group v-49pp)
infinitive spretta
supine sprottið
participle (a34)1 sprettandi sprottin
present past
first singular spretti spratt
second singular sprettur spratst
third singular sprettur spratt
plural spretta spruttu
imperative
singular sprett!
plural sprettið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse spretta (to spring forth), from Proto-Germanic *sprintaną; compare English sprint.

Verb

spretta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative spratt, third-person plural past indicative spruttu, supine sprottið)

  1. (intransitive) to spring forth, to rise
  2. (intransitive) to grow (of hair, grass, etc.)
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse spretta, from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, thus a causative of spretta (1).

Verb

spretta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spretti, supine sprett)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to cause to spring forth
  2. (transitive, with dative) to loose, to unfasten, to open
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Etymology 3

Noun

spretta f (genitive singular sprettu, nominative plural sprettur)

  1. (especially of grass) growth
Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

spretta

  1. inflection of sprette:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle (Verb 2)