spänna

Pronunciation: /spɛnːa/

“spänna” is a Swedish word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

to tighten, to tense (make tense or taut, of muscles, a rope, a spring, or the like)
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)
to build a bridge
to kick, to jump
to bang (have sex with)
to spend (time or money)

Etymology

From Old Swedish spänna, from Old Norse spenna, from Proto-Germanic *spannijaną, causative of *spannaną (“to stretch, to span”). Cognate with Danish spænde, and Middle Low German spennen.

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More Swedish words

späkning
spänd
spändhet
spänn
spännande
spännbög
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