"sprack" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more sprack [comparative], most sprack [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English sprak, from Old Norse sparkr, sprekr (“lively”) and/or Old Norse sprækr (“lively”), from Proto-Germanic *sparkaz, *sprēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sp(h)er(a)g- (“to strew, sprinkle”). More at spark. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sprak}} Middle English sprak, {{der|en|non|sparkr}} Old Norse sparkr, {{m|non|sprekr|t=lively}} sprekr (“lively”), {{der|en|non|sprækr||lively}} Old Norse sprækr (“lively”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*sparkaz}} Proto-Germanic *sparkaz, {{m|gem-pro|*sprēkijaz}} *sprēkijaz, {{der|en|ine-pro|*sp(h)er(a)g-|t=to strew, sprinkle}} Proto-Indo-European *sp(h)er(a)g- (“to strew, sprinkle”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} sprack (comparative more sprack, superlative most sprack)
  1. (UK, dialectal) lively, full of energy Tags: UK, dialectal Synonyms: sprag, sprak
    Sense id: en-sprack-en-adj-p0yvdZG1 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|verb form}} sprack
  1. past indicative of spricka Tags: form-of, indicative, past Form of: spricka
    Sense id: en-sprack-sv-verb-0R7q3EEW Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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