spärra

See also: sparra and sparrà

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sparri, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô (log, wooden beam).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -²æra

Verb

spärra (present spärrar, preterite spärrade, supine spärrat, imperative spärra)

  1. to block
  2. (typography) to space out (with extra space between each letter)

Conjugation

Conjugation of spärra (weak)
active passive
infinitive spärra spärras
supine spärrat spärrats
imperative spärra
imper. plural1 spärren
present past present past
indicative spärrar spärrade spärras spärrades
ind. plural1 spärra spärrade spärras spärrades
subjunctive2 spärre spärrade spärres spärrades
present participle spärrande
past participle spärrad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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