Sprökla

Old Norse Dictionary - sprökla

Meaning of Old Norse word "sprökla" (or sprǫkla) in English.

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

sprökla (sprǫkla): að, spelt spraukla, mod. sprikla, [Dan. sprætte], to sprawl, kick with the feet; annarr sprauklar nú, Al. 41, Mag. 134; þeir létu smábörn sprækla á spjóta-oddum, Fms. x. 117: also of fishes, hann nær seiði ok kastar því spriklandi á land upp, Od. xii. 254.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sprökla may be more accurately written as sprǫkla.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

Od.: Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.

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