Sparr

Old Norse Dictionary - sparr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sparr" in English.

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

sparr
adj. [spör, spart], sparing; mér hefir verit son þinn sparari til úsæmdar, I would fain have spared him, Eg. 728; at þú værir mér sparr undir öxi, Fs. 38; ú-sparr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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