Sparr
Old Norse Dictionary - sparr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sparr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sparr
- adj. [spör, spart], sparing; mér hefir verit son þinn sparari til úsæmdar, I would fain have spared him, Eg. 728; at þú værir mér sparr undir öxi, Fs. 38; ú-sparr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)