Sprengr

Old Norse Dictionary - sprengr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sprengr" in English.

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

sprengr
m. bursting; honum hélt við spreng (from exhaustion), Fas. iii. 411; fólkinu hélt við spreng (from heat), Sturl. iii. 223; ek hefi unnit hér til sprengs í sumar, worked me to death, Grett. 121 A.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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