Spurning

Old Norse Dictionary - spurning

Meaning of Old Norse word "spurning" in English.

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

spurning
f. (spurningr, m., þenna spurning, Sks. 193 B), a speering, asking a question; minni spurningu, Sks. 5; mín s., … ein lílil s., 220; mína s., 6; at yðr þykki bernsliga reika s. min, 566; leiða spurningum at um e-t, Fms. iv. 230; at þessi s. væri með svá mikilli vél, vii. 203.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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