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sprake homograph 2

verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt spraka, opprinnelig lydord Old Norse spraka, originally an onomatopoeic word

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

smelle (II, 1)to crack, knitre (1)to crackle, gnistre (1)to give off sparks;
jamfør sprakende (1)crackling
to cracksmelle (II, 1), to crackleknitre (1), to give off sparksgnistre (1);
compare sprakende (1)crackling
  • det spraket og brant på peisen the fire crackled and burned in the fireplace