Spyrna
Old Norse Dictionary - spyrna
Meaning of Old Norse word "spyrna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word spyrna can mean:spyrna
- spyrna
- d, [spor, cp. sperna, sporna; A. S. speornan; Engl. spurn]:—to spurn, strike with the feet; er úlfrinn spyrnir, Edda 20; S. fæti á e-m, Glúm. 338, Edda 38; stinga huefa eðr spyrna fæti, Grág. ii. 133; S. við fætinum, BS. i. 462; spyrna fótum í e-t, to spurn with the feet at, FmS. vii. 120; svá hafði Björn hart spyrnt til Vagns, xi. 153; hann spyrndi til sveinsins, Dropl. 31; S. í e-t, to put the feet against, to kick, BS. i. 462: S. móti broddinum, Acts ix. 5; S. af sér fjötri, Ísl. ii. 52.
- spyrna
- II. reflex., spyrnask í iljar, of two stretched on their backs, heels to heels, FaS. ii. 147, Þorf. Karl. 410, v. l.
- spyrna
- 2. part., frá spyrndr allri eign, spurned from, bereft, Fagrsk. 100.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚢᚱᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- f.
- feminine.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Björn
- Biörn Halldórsson.
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
- Fagrsk.
- Fagrskinna. (K. I.)