Sprengr
Old Norse Dictionary - sprengr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sprengr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sprengr
- m. bursting; honum hélt við spreng (from exhaustion), Fas. iii. 411; fólkinu hélt við spreng (from heat), Sturl. iii. 223; ek hefi unnit hér til sprengs í sumar, worked me to death, Grett. 121 A.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚱᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)