Spretta

Old Norse Dictionary - spretta

Meaning of Old Norse word "spretta" in English.

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

spretta Old Norse word can mean:

spretta: t, a causal to the preceding, to make spring up, unloose; s. gjörðum, to ungird, Ísl. ii. 339, 340; s. belti, Fms. iv. 31; hón spretti frá sér nisti, Bs. i. 337; s. af sér digrum fésjóð. Fms. viii. 141; s. frá loku, to unlock, 332; s. tjaldskörum, Fbr. 65, Fms. vi. 179, Bs. i. 420; sprettir hann upp speldi, Sturl. iii. 295; s. gildru um nætr, to unbend a trap, Gþl. 445.

spretta: 2. to rip up, of a seam; hann spretti af annarri erminni, Fms. vi. 349; s. saum, to rip up a seam; s. upp fati, to rip up an old cloth; Þjálfi spretti á knífi sínum, Th. split the bone with his knife, Edda 28; ek lét spretta berkinum, I peeled off the bark, Al. 173.

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

Similar entries:

Spretta (II)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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