Sperna
Old Norse Dictionary - spernaMeaning of Old Norse word "sperna" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sperna
- d, (of an older strong verb there only remains the pret. sparn), [cp. A. S. spurnan; Engl. spurn]:—to spurn, kick with the feet; hann spernir til risans með fæti, Þiðr. 186; þo at þeir vili sperna yðr frá þeim tagnaði. Barl. 44; þeim sem hann fær spernt frá hirðvist, N. G. l. ii. 422; þá er Haraldr sparn á mörnar mó, Hkr. i. (in a verse); ok er hann sparn gálgann, Eb. 34 new Ed. v. l. 1; er Egill sparn gálgann, Hkr. iii. 199; álmr spann (= sparn) af sér odda, the bow spurned the shafts off, Jd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᚱᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- pret.
- preterite.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Jd.
- Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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