"sprack" meaning in English

See sprack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more sprack [comparative], most sprack [superlative], sprag [alternative], sprak [alternative]
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, {{der|en|non|sprækr||lively}} Old Norse sprækr (“lively”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*sparkaz}} Proto-Germanic *sparkaz, {{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

Alternative forms

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