Spranga
Old Norse Dictionary - spranga
Meaning of Old Norse word "spranga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word spranga can mean:spranga
- spranga
- að, to walk sprightly, Úlf. 11. 50; spratt hann upp frá spaðs rétt og sprangaði út á húsgang, Stef. Ól.; þá skal bera til sýnis þat klókasta smáþing sem hvers hjákona hefir sprangat, Thom. 301.
- spranga
- 2. to braid lace; part., sprangaðr dúkr, laced, Ám. 46, Vm. 21; dúkr sprangaðr ok annarr glitaðr, 40; altaris-dúkr sprangaðr, 52; lectara-dúkr s., 119, D. N.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚱᛅᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stef. Ól.
- Stefán Ólafsson.
- Úlf.
- Úlfars-rímur.
- Ám.
- Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)