helspänn

== Swedish == === Etymology === From hel (“full”) +‎ spänn (“tightening”), originally of a cocked firearm. === Adverb === helspänn (preceded by på or i) on edge (very tense) === Noun === helspänn the state of having been fully cocked (of a firearm) === References === “helspänn”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “helspänn”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “helspänn”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)