Sprakki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sprakki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sprakki

a, m., qs. spraðki, [cp. Dan. sprade or sprade-basse = a dandy]:—a ‘spark,’ poöt. a woman, Rm., Edda (Gl.), Lex. Poët., freq. in mod. lays, but not used in prose, spraka-leggr, n. a nickname, Ó. H.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᚱᛅᚴᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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