Sprok

Old Norse Dictionary - sprok

Meaning of Old Norse word "sprok" in English.

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

sprok
n. pl. [Dan. sprog; Germ. sprache], foreign phrases, gibberish; útlend sprok, Eggert, (mod.) sprok-verskr, adj. mixing one’s native language with foreign jargon.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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