spinna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną. Compare Icelandic and Swedish spinna, Norwegian spinne, Danish spinde, English spin, Dutch and German spinnen.

Verb

spinna (third person singular past indicative spann, third person plural past indicative spunnu, supine spunnið)

  1. to spin

Conjugation


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną. Compare Faroese and Swedish spinna, Norwegian spinne, Danish spinde, English spin, Dutch and German spinnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɪnːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Verb

spinna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative spann, third-person plural past indicative spunnu, supine spunnið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to spin

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • spinna upp

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.

Verb

spinna

  1. to spin

Conjugation

Descendants


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish spinna, from Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną. Cognate with Danish spinde, Norwegian spinne, Icelandic spinna, English spin, Dutch spinnen and German spinnen.

Verb

spinna (present spinner, preterite spann, supine spunnit, imperative spinn)

  1. to spin; to turn around quickly
  2. to spin; to make yarn
  3. to purr
  4. to create or extend a story from a given, fundamental seed
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