sprækur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sprækr (“nimble, lively”) from Proto-Germanic *sprēkiz (“lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pereg- (“to strew, jerk, sprinkle, scatter”). Cognates include English spry, sprey, Norwegian sprek (“lively, healthy”), Swedish dialectal sprygg (“brisk, very active, skittish”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aiːkʏr

Adjective

sprækur (comparative sprækari, superlative sprækastur)

  1. spry, lively
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