spenne

Norwegian

verb
Definitions
  • to stretch, tense, tighten, strain
  • to draw a bow (archery), cock a firearm
  • to kick e.g. a horse
  • spenne av (seg): to take off, unfasten
  • spenne for: to hitch up horses
  • spenne fra: to unhitch horses
  • spenne i: to buckle, exert oneself
  • spenne inn: to tighten up
  • spenne om: to embrace, encompass, span
  • spenne opp: to unbuckle
  • spenne over: to extend, stretch over
  • spenne på (seg): to buckle on, fasten
  • spenne ut: to let out, unloosen
  • spenne seg ut: to stretch out, unfold

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse spenna (tighten).

Origin

Old Norse

spenna

Gloss

tighten

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