"sprækur" meaning in Icelandic

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Adjective

Forms: sprækari [comparative], sprækastur [superlative]
Rhymes: -aiːkʏr Etymology: From Old Norse sprækr (“nimble, lively”) from Proto-Germanic *sprēkijaz (“lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preg- (“to strew, jerk, sprinkle, scatter”). Cognates include English spry, sprey, Norwegian sprek (“lively, healthy”), Swedish dialectal sprygg (“brisk, very active, skittish”). Etymology templates: {{der|is|non|sprækr||nimble, lively}} Old Norse sprækr (“nimble, lively”), {{der|is|gem-pro|*sprēkijaz||lively}} Proto-Germanic *sprēkijaz (“lively”), {{der|is|ine-pro|*(s)preg-||to strew, jerk, sprinkle, scatter}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)preg- (“to strew, jerk, sprinkle, scatter”), {{cog|en|spry}} English spry, {{cog|no|sprek||lively, healthy}} Norwegian sprek (“lively, healthy”), {{cog|sv|-}} Swedish Head templates: {{head|is|adjectives|||comparative|sprækari|||||superlative|sprækastur|||||head=}} sprækur (comparative sprækari, superlative sprækastur), {{is-adj|sprækari|sprækastur}} sprækur (comparative sprækari, superlative sprækastur)
  1. spry, lively
    Sense id: en-sprækur-is-adj-brCOmwlB Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

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