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spenna

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse spenna, from Proto-Germanic *spannijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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spenna (third person singular past indicative spenti, supine spent)

  1. to span, to draw
  2. to clamp
  3. to push with the feet
  4. to run
  5. (hvalba) to kick (a ball)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of spenna (group v-9)
infinitive spenna
supine spent
participle (a5)1 spennandi spentur
present past
first singular spenni spenti
second singular spennir spenti
third singular spennir spenti
plural spenna spentu
imperative
singular spenn!
plural spennið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse spenna, from Proto-Germanic *spannijaną. Cognate with Faroese spenna, Norwegian Nynorsk spenna, Swedish spänna, Danish spænde.

Verb

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spenna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spennti, supine spennt)

  1. to tighten, to tauten [with accusative]
    Synonyms: strekkja, strengja
  2. to buckle, to clasp [with accusative]
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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spenna f (genitive singular spennu, nominative plural spennur)

  1. stress, tension
  2. voltage
    Synonym: straumstyrkur
  3. buckle, clasp
    Synonym: sylgja
Declension
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Italian

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Verb

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spenna

  1. inflection of spennare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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spenna n

  1. definite plural of spenn

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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spenna n

  1. definite plural of spenn