sprette

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse spretta.

Verb

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

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

References

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