Spyrna

Old Norse Dictionary - spyrna

Meaning of Old Norse word "spyrna" in English.

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

spyrna Old Norse word can mean:

spyrna
d, [spor, cp. sperna, sporna; A. S. speornan; Engl. spurn]:—to spurn, strike with the feet; er úlfrinn spyrnir, Edda 20; S. fæti á e-m, Glúm. 338, Edda 38; stinga huefa eðr spyrna fæti, Grág. ii. 133; S. við fætinum, BS. i. 462; spyrna fótum í e-t, to spurn with the feet at, FmS. vii. 120; svá hafði Björn hart spyrnt til Vagns, xi. 153; hann spyrndi til sveinsins, Dropl. 31; S. í e-t, to put the feet against, to kick, BS. i. 462: S. móti broddinum, Acts ix. 5; S. af sér fjötri, Ísl. ii. 52.
spyrna
II. reflex., spyrnask í iljar, of two stretched on their backs, heels to heels, FaS. ii. 147, Þorf. Karl. 410, v. l.
spyrna
2. part., frá spyrndr allri eign, spurned from, bereft, Fagrsk. 100.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
f.
feminine.
reflex.
retlexive.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Björn
Biörn Halldórsson.
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
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