Sprakki

Old Norse Dictionary - sprakki

Meaning of Old Norse word "sprakki"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

sprakki
a, m., qs. spraðki, [cp. Dan. sprade or sprade-basse = a dandy]:—a ‘spark,’ poöt. a woman, Rm., Edda (Gl.), Lex. Poët., freq. in mod. lays, but not used in prose, spraka-leggr, n. a nickname, Ó. H.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚱᛅᚴᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
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