springar

Borrowed from English spring and German springen.

springar (present tense springas, past tense springis, future tense springos, imperative springez, conditional springus)

1. (transitive) to leap
2. (intransitive) to dash
3. (transitive) to spring (over something)

    Conjugation of springar

		present		past		future
infinitive		springar		springir		springor
tense		springas		springis		springos
conditional		springus
imperative		springez
adjective active participle		springanta		springinta		springonta
adverbial active participle		springante		springinte		springonte
nominal active participle	singular	springanto		springinto		springonto
	plural	springanti		springinti		springonti
adjective passive participle		springata		springita		springota
adverbial passive participle		springate		springite		springote
nominal passive participle	singular	springato		springito		springoto
	plural	springati		springiti		springoti

From springa +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /²sprɪŋːɑr/

springar m (definite singular springaren, indefinite plural springarar, definite plural springarane)

1. (chess) a knight
2. a type of Norwegian folk dance, by extension, the music that accompanies such a dance
   • 1867, Christopher Janson, Ho Aastrid:

     Og hev' du mi Aastrid i Springaren set, eg vaagar daa Gut, du mest misser ditt Vit […]

     If you have seen my Aastrid dancing the springar, I would wager, boy, you would go out of your mind

3. one of several species of small whales known for leaping out of the water, of the genus Delphinus or Lagenorhynchus
   • 1904, Anders Hovden, Fiskaren:

     Kvalen velter seg og sender spruten høgt i lufti. Springaren byks sjølaust og slengjer seg rundt, liksom i dans.

     The whale turns over, sending the spray high into the air. The leaping whale leaps clear of the sea and throws itself around, as if dancing.

4. a runner (someone who runs)
5. dolphin (Delphinidae)

• “springar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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springar

1. (transitive) to sprinkle

• Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.