sprette

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse spretta.

Verb

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sprette (imperative sprett, present tense spretter, passive sprettes, simple past spratt, past participle sprettet, present participle sprettende)

  1. to bound, jump, leap, jerk, twitch
  2. to drift, fly (snow, chips)
  3. to gush, splash, spurt
  4. to break loose

Verb

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sprette (imperative sprett, present tense spretter, passive sprettes, simple past and past participle spretta or sprettet, present participle sprettende)

  1. to cut, rip, slit open, slash
  2. to spray, squirt, spurt
  3. to scatter, spread

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