Sprettr
Old Norse Dictionary - sprettrMeaning of Old Norse word "sprettr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sprettr
- m. a ‘spurt,’ spring, bound, run; hlaupa í einum sprett, to run in one spurt: esp. of a horse, ríða í einum spretti, hleypa á sprett, harðr á spretti. sprett-harðr, adj. id.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚱᛁᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- esp.
- especially.
- m.
- masculine.