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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

spenne.

to stretch, tense, tighten, strain

6 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to stretch, tense, tighten, strain

  2. to draw (a bow (archery)), cock (a firearm)

  3. to kick (e.g. a horse)

  4. spenne av (seg): to take off, unfasten

  5. spenne for: to hitch up (horses)

  6. spenne fra: to unhitch (horses)

  7. spenne i: to buckle, exert oneself

  8. spenne inn: to tighten up

  9. spenne om: to embrace, encompass, span

  10. spenne opp: to unbuckle

  11. spenne over: to extend, stretch over

  12. spenne på (seg): to buckle on, fasten

  13. spenne ut: to let out, unloosen

  14. spenne seg ut: to stretch out, unfold

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse spenna, also from sperna for sense 3.

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