Engi-spretta

Old Norse Dictionary - engi-spretta

Meaning of Old Norse word "engi-spretta" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

engi-spretta
u, f. [Swed. grässhoppa; Dan. græshoppe], a grasshopper, locust, Matth. iii. 4, Exod. x.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚾᚴᛁ-ᛋᛒᚱᛁᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.

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