Sprengja

Old Norse Dictionary - sprengja

Meaning of Old Norse word "sprengja" in English.

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

sprengja: ð, the causal of springa, [A. S. and Germ. sprengan; Dan. sprænge]:—to make burst; öxi forna ok sprengda, Sturl. ii. 170; S. egg, to break an egg; S. ber, Stj. 200; S. augu úr hausi e-s, Landn. 51; S. hest, to ride a horse to death, Korm. 68, Ísl. ii. 331, Landn. 84, Karl. 308; ok vilit þér S. mik, to work one to death, Sturl. iii. 225.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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