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
pres. sprett; pret. spratt, sprazt, spratt, pl. spruttu; subj. sprytti; part. sprottinn: [an iterative from springa; Swed. spritta; Engl. spirt; Germ. spritzen]:—to spirt out, of water; þar sprettr einn brunnr, Ver. 2; spratt þar vatn upp, Edda (pref.); þar spratt upp brunnr, Fms. vii. 251; helli þeim sprettr vatn ór berginu, i. 232; veita vötnum þeim er spretta upp í engi manns, Grág. ii. 289; sá er næstr býr vötnum þeim í héraði, er upp spretta næst líki á fjalli, K. þ. K. 34; spratt honum sveiti í enni, sweat burst out on his forehead, Nj. 68.
spretta
2. to start, spring; hann sprettr upp, starts to his feet, Fms. xi. 151, Bs. i. 420; Hrútr vildi upp s. ok fagna henni, Nj. 6; þeir spruttu upp með íllyrðum, 128; hann spratt upp skjótt ok hart, Eg. 717; s. á fætr 129; s. af baki, to spring off horseback, Ld. 220; s. ór snöru, to spring out of a snare, 623. 36; spratt upp lássinn, up sprang the latch, Gullþ. 27; þá sprettr tjaldskörin, Sturl. i. 117; ok sprettr þá láss af limum, Gg.; sprettr mér af fótum fjöturr, Hm.; spruttu honum fætr á jakanum, he slipped, Eb. 238; spratt henni fótr ok féll hón, Bs. i. 385; spratt upp fjándskapr, Sturl. ii. 57; spretta upp af honum einstaka mansöngs-vísur, Fbr. 69; spratt þat upp af heima-mönnum (it was rumoured), at …, Dropl. 17.
spretta
3. to sprout, grow, of hair, grass, crops; hárið spratt á sauðum, Þryml. 8; honum var sprottið hár ór kolli, Fms. iii. 125; svá ungr at eigi mun grön sprottin, Sturl. iii. 129; honum var ekki grön sprottin, Ld. 272, v. l.; þá er blómin spruttu, Karl. 546; vel sprottið (illa sprottið) tún; sprottnar engjar, good, bad crops.

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

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Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
part.
participle.
pl.
plural.
pref.
preface.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
subj.
subjunctive.
Swed.
Swedish.
þ.
þáttr.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Gg.
Grógaldr. (A. II.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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