Springa

Old Norse Dictionary - springa

Meaning of Old Norse word "springa" in English.

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

springa Old Norse word can mean:

springa: pres. spring; part. sprakk (Early Dan. sprank), sprakkt (sprakst), sprakk, pl. sprungu; subj. spryngi; imperat. spring; part. sprunginn: [common to all Teut. languages]:—prop. to spring, leap, bound; this sense, however, is obsolete in the Icel. and only found in poets; hefðir egi mat nema á hræjum spryngir, unless thou springest on carrion, as a beast of prey, Hkv. 2. 31.

springa: II. to burst, split; steinar springa, Blas. 47; horuit sprakk í miðju, Eg. 212; kýlinu því er ek hugða fyrir löngu mynði s., Fms. vii. 121; sprakk fótrinn í nátt, of a boil, Hrafn. 15; eggið sprakk, the egg burst; rak hann niðr annat knó á arinhellu svá at sprakk mjök, Bs. i. 680; sprotinn kom á andlitið ok sprakk fyrir, struck him in the face so that the skin was grazed, Nj. 16; kom hamarinn í höfuð Þorvarði ok sprakk mjök fyrir en haussinn rifnaði, Sturl. ii. 38; ok springr fyrir undir, svá var höggit mikit, Fms. xi. 133; bold hans bólgnaði ok sprungu á sár, Mar.

springa: 2. to die from over-exertion, grief, or the like, Bs. i. 631; sumir sprungu með öllu ok dó úsárir, Fms. vi. 421; ok vóru þá sprungnir báðir, Eb. 178; eykirnir sprungu, Fms. x. 203, Gísl. 15, Karl. 310; annat mun þér verða enn þú springir af torfkasti, Sturl. iii. 225; Grímr var sprunginn af róðrinum, Fas. ii. 355; s. af harmi, Sæm. 158, Gkv. 1. 2; at hón hafi sprungit af stríði, Ld. 230; sprakk hón af harmi ok dó, Edda 38.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

imperat.: imperative.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

prop.: proper, properly.

pres.: present.

subj.: subjunctive.

Teut.: Teutonic.

v.: vide.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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