Sporna

Old Norse Dictionary - sporna

Meaning of Old Norse word "sporna" in English.

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

sporna: að, [A. S. spurnan], to spurn, kick, tread on; sporna vóll, Vsp. 28; S. moldveg, Og. 9; sem Absalon spornaði enn á eikinni, Stj. 534. 2 Sam. xvi. 14; en er hann spornar gálgann, Eb. 96, Trist. 3; hann vildi taka af mér hringinn en ek spornaði við, struggled against (= sperrast við), FaS. iii. 395: metaph. to withstand, eigi má við sköpum S., FS. 26; kvað eigi mundu tjá við at S., 22.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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