Spretta
Old Norse Dictionary - spretta
Meaning of Old Norse word "spretta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word spretta can mean:spretta
- spretta
- pres. sprett; pret. spratt, sprazt, spratt, pl. spruttu; subj. sprytti; part. sprottinn: [an iterative from springa; Swed. spritta; Engl. spirt; Germ. spritzen]:—to spirt out, of water; þar sprettr einn brunnr, Ver. 2; spratt þar vatn upp, Edda (pref.); þar spratt upp brunnr, Fms. vii. 251; helli þeim sprettr vatn ór berginu, i. 232; veita vötnum þeim er spretta upp í engi manns, Grág. ii. 289; sá er næstr býr vötnum þeim í héraði, er upp spretta næst líki á fjalli, K. þ. K. 34; spratt honum sveiti í enni, sweat burst out on his forehead, Nj. 68.
- spretta
- 2. to start, spring; hann sprettr upp, starts to his feet, Fms. xi. 151, Bs. i. 420; Hrútr vildi upp s. ok fagna henni, Nj. 6; þeir spruttu upp með íllyrðum, 128; hann spratt upp skjótt ok hart, Eg. 717; s. á fætr 129; s. af baki, to spring off horseback, Ld. 220; s. ór snöru, to spring out of a snare, 623. 36; spratt upp lássinn, up sprang the latch, Gullþ. 27; þá sprettr tjaldskörin, Sturl. i. 117; ok sprettr þá láss af limum, Gg.; sprettr mér af fótum fjöturr, Hm.; spruttu honum fætr á jakanum, he slipped, Eb. 238; spratt henni fótr ok féll hón, Bs. i. 385; spratt upp fjándskapr, Sturl. ii. 57; spretta upp af honum einstaka mansöngs-vísur, Fbr. 69; spratt þat upp af heima-mönnum (it was rumoured), at …, Dropl. 17.
- spretta
- 3. to sprout, grow, of hair, grass, crops; hárið spratt á sauðum, Þryml. 8; honum var sprottið hár ór kolli, Fms. iii. 125; svá ungr at eigi mun grön sprottin, Sturl. iii. 129; honum var ekki grön sprottin, Ld. 272, v. l.; þá er blómin spruttu, Karl. 546; vel sprottið (illa sprottið) tún; sprottnar engjar, good, bad crops.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚱᛁᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- part.
- participle.
- pl.
- plural.
- pref.
- preface.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- subj.
- subjunctive.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- þ.
- þáttr.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Gg.
- Grógaldr. (A. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)