Sperra
Old Norse Dictionary - sperra
Meaning of Old Norse word "sperra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sperra can mean:sperra
- sperra
- 1. u, f. [Engl. spar], a spar, rafter, of a roof.
- sperra
- COMPDS: sperrileggr, sperrutær, sperruvegr.
- sperra
- 2. ð and t, to raise the spars in a house, D. n. i. 477.
- sperra
- 2. to stretch out the legs like rafters; hrossit sýktisk ok sperrði frá sér fætr, Bs. i. 614.
- sperra
- II. reflex. to struggle by putting the feet out like spars; hann sperrisk við fast í sætinu, Th. 76; siðan gengu þeir á land, en hón sperrðisk við, ok tók annarr í hár henni ok leiddi hana, Sd. 185: upp spertr, strutted (better stertr), Hrafn. 18.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᚱᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)