Definitions
Definitions
1 sprökla sprǫkla
að, spelt spraukla, mod. sprikla, [Dan. sprætte], to sprawl, kick with the feet; annarr sprauklar nú, Al. 41, Mag. 134; þeir létu smábörn sprækla á spjóta-oddum, Fms. x. 117: also of fishes, hann nær seiði ok kastar því spriklandi á land upp, Od. xii. 254.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
sprökla
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "sprökla" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).