spå in Norwegian Nynorsk

Forms: spår [present], spådde [past], spådd [participle, past], spått [participle, past], spåast [infinitive, passive], spåande [participle, present], spå [imperative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Norse spá, from Proto-Germanic *spahōną, *spēhōną. Related to Latin specere (“to see”). Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*speḱ-}}, {{inh|nn|non|spá}} Old Norse spá, {{der|nn|gem-pro|*spahōną}} Proto-Germanic *spahōną, {{cog|la|specio|specere|to see}} Latin specere (“to see”) Head templates: {{nn-verb-irreg|spår|spådde|spådd|past_part2=spått}} spå (present tense spår, past tense spådde, past participle spådd or spått, passive infinitive spåast, present participle spåande, imperative spå)

Inflected forms

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"spå" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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