Sprettr

Old Norse Dictionary - sprettr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sprettr"

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

sprettr
m. a ‘spurt,’ spring, bound, run; hlaupa í einum sprett, to run in one spurt: esp. of a horse, ríða í einum spretti, hleypa á sprett, harðr á spretti. sprett-harðr, adj. id.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
esp.
especially.
m.
masculine.

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