spretta III “jump”

“spring; slip; sprout, grow; burst”

frequent

intransitive

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek sprett 1pl vér sprettum 1sg ek spretta 1pl vér sprettim
2sg þú sprettr 2pl þér sprettið 2sg þú sprettir 2pl þér sprettið
3sg hon sprettr 3pl þau spretta 3sg hon spretti 3pl þau spretti
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek spratt 1pl vér spruttum 1sg ek sprytta 1pl vér spryttim
2sg þú sprazt 2pl þér spruttuð 2sg þú spryttir 2pl þér spryttið
3sg hon spratt 3pl þau spruttu 3sg hon sprytti 3pl þau sprytti
preterite infinitive spruttu
past participle f. sprottin m. sprottinn n. sprottit
imperative 2sg sprett 1pl sprettum 2pl sprettið

PG *sprintaną, OE gesprintan III, with which the ON form merged to become weak ME sprenten, MnE sprint. The causative is spretta 1 “cause to spring.”

assimilation  ·  cluster reduction

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