For-sprakari

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-sprakari

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 for-sprakari

a, m. [for. word; Germ. sprechen], a ‘for-speaker’ spokesman, Sti. 266; hence the mod. for-sprakki, a, m. a ringleader.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛋᛒᚱᛅᚴᛅᚱᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
for.
foreign.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
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