Sparða

Old Norse Dictionary - sparða

Meaning of Old Norse word "sparða" in English.

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

sparða
u, f. [cp. Lat. sparus], a kind of (Irish) axe, Orkn. 50, Fms. vii. 72, x. 139.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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