spenna
Icelandic
/ˈspɛnːa/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to tighten, to tauten
- (transitive) to buckle, to clasp
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse spenna (tighten).
Origin
Old Norse
spenna
Gloss
tighten
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bespend English
- forespend English
- forspend English
- misspend English
- outspend English
- overspend English
- respend English
- spend English
- spendability English
- spendable English
- spendaholic English
- spendathon English
- spender English
- spendest English
- spendeth English
- spending English
- spendocrat English
- spendthrift English
- spendworthy English
- spendy English
- underspend English
- unspend English
- spenne Norwegian Bokmål
- *spannijaną Proto-Germanic
- spänna Swedish
- spänning Swedish
- spenne Norwegian Nynorsk
- spenden Middle English
- spenna Old Norse
- spenni Old Norse
- spænde Danish
- spænding Danish
- spänna Old Swedish