Sprettr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sprettr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sprettr

m. a ‘spurt,’ spring, bound, run; hlaupa í einum sprett, to run in one spurt: esp. of a horse, ríða í einum spretti, hleypa á sprett, harðr á spretti. sprett-harðr, adj. id.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᚱᛁᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
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