spretta 1 (long stem) “cause to spring”

“unfasten; tear”

less common

transitive (dat)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek spretti 1pl vér sprettum 1sg ek spretta 1pl vér sprettim
2sg þú sprettir 2pl þér sprettið 2sg þú sprettir 2pl þér sprettið
3sg hon sprettir 3pl þau spretta 3sg hon spretti 3pl þau spretti
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek spretta 1pl vér sprettum 1sg ek spretta 1pl vér sprettim
2sg þú sprettir 2pl þér sprettuð 2sg þú sprettir 2pl þér sprettið
3sg hon spretti 3pl þau sprettu 3sg hon spretti 3pl þau spretti
preterite infinitive sprettu
past participle f. sprett m. sprettr n. sprett
imperative 2sg sprett 1pl sprettum 2pl sprettið
middle voice: sprettask
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek sprettumk 1pl vér sprettumk 1sg ek sprettumk 1pl vér sprettimk
2sg þú sprettisk 2pl þér sprettizk 2sg þú sprettisk 2pl þér sprettizk
3sg hon sprettisk 3pl þau sprettask 3sg hon sprettisk 3pl þau sprettisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek sprettumk 1pl vér sprettumk 1sg ek sprettumk 1pl vér sprettimk
2sg þú sprettisk 2pl þér sprettuzk 2sg þú sprettisk 2pl þér sprettizk
3sg hon sprettisk 3pl þau sprettusk 3sg hon sprettisk 3pl þau sprettisk
past participle n. sprezk
imperative 2sg sprezk 1pl sprettumk 2pl sprettizk

PG *sprantijaną; gave rise to ME sprenten “leap”; MnE sprint derives from the ME and/or a late Scandinavian reflex. Causative of spretta III “jump.”

assimilation  ·  cluster reduction

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