Sperra

Old Norse Dictionary - sperra

Meaning of Old Norse word "sperra" in English.

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

sperra Old Norse word can mean:

sperra: 1. u, f. [Engl. spar], a spar, rafter, of a roof.

sperra: COMPDS: sperrileggr, sperrutær, sperruvegr.

sperra: 2. ð and t, to raise the spars in a house, D. n. i. 477.

sperra: 2. to stretch out the legs like rafters; hrossit sýktisk ok sperrði frá sér fætr, Bs. i. 614.

sperra: II. reflex. to struggle by putting the feet out like spars; hann sperrisk við fast í sætinu, Th. 76; siðan gengu þeir á land, en hón sperrðisk við, ok tók annarr í hár henni ok leiddi hana, Sd. 185: upp spertr, strutted (better stertr), Hrafn. 18.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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