spänna
Swedish
/spɛnːa/
verb-reg
Definitions
- to stretch, to tighten (a rope, a spring)
- to pull (the string of) a bow or crossbow
- to fasten (a belt), to clamp (put in a spanner), to strap on (skies etc.)
- to span (to extend across a gap)
- to build a bridge
- (dated) to kick, to jump
- (slang) to spend (time or money)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish spänna inherited from Old Norse spenna (tighten) inherited from Proto-Germanic *spannijaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*spannijaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- spenne Norwegian Bokmål
- *spannijaną Proto-Germanic
- genombrottsspänning Swedish
- spänning Swedish
- ytspänning Swedish
- spenne Norwegian Nynorsk
- spenna Old Norse
- spenni Old Norse
- spænde Danish
- spænding Danish
- spenna Icelandic
- spänna Old Swedish