Sprökla
Old Norse Dictionary - sprökla
Meaning of Old Norse word "sprökla" (or sprǫkla)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sprökla (sprǫkla)
- að, spelt spraukla, mod. sprikla, [Dan. sprætte], to sprawl, kick with the feet; annarr sprauklar nú, Al. 41, Mag. 134; þeir létu smábörn sprækla á spjóta-oddum, Fms. x. 117: also of fishes, hann nær seiði ok kastar því spriklandi á land upp, Od. xii. 254.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sprökla may be more accurately written as sprǫkla.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚱᚢᚴᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)
- Od.
- Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.