Spyrna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Spyrna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

2 spyrna

II. reflex., spyrnask í iljar, of two stretched on their backs, heels to heels, Fas. ii. 147, Þorf. Karl. 410, v. l.

3 spyrna

2. part., frá spyrndr allri eign, spurned from, bereft, Fagrsk. 100.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᚢᚱᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pl.: plural.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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