Spurn

Old Norse Dictionary - spurn

Meaning of Old Norse word "spurn" in English.

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

spurn
f. a speering, report; hann hefir góða spurn af þér, Fms. ii. 262; hafa s, af e-u, Eg. 15; hann hafði s. af um farar Ásbjarnar, Ó. H. 115; hafa sanna s. til e-s., Fms. viii. 239; mun þegar s. (news) koma til Höskuldar, Nj. 154.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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