Grön-sprettingr
Old Norse Dictionary - grön-sprettingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "grön-sprettingr" (or grǫn-sprettingr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- grön-sprettingr (grǫn-sprettingr)
- m. = gransprettingr, Clem. 30, Róm. 308.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, grön-sprettingr may be more accurately written as grǫn-sprettingr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚾ-ᛋᛒᚱᛁᛏᛏᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Clem.
- Clements Saga. (F. III.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)