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springa.

to run (move quickly on legs)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to run (move quickly on legs)

  2. to jump

    archaic
  3. to run; to leave in hurry

    excessive
    Jag måste springa nu, men vi syns imorgon.
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish springa, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic *springaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sprenǵʰ-.

noun
  1. a very narrow, elongated opening; a slit, a slot, a gap, a cranny, etc.

    common-gender
    springan mellan dörren och karmen
    Hennes ögon smalnade till springor
  2. vagina, vulva

    common-gender · informal
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish springa, ultimately from etymology 1 above, which also had the sense “to burst” (derived from “to jump”). Compare spränga (“to blow up, explode”), and further German Sprung (“crack”), zerspringen (“to crack, burst”).

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