Sparða
Old Norse Dictionary - sparða
Meaning of Old Norse word "sparða"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sparða
- u, f. [cp. Lat. sparus], a kind of (Irish) axe, Orkn. 50, Fms. vii. 72, x. 139.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛅᚱᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)