Sparða

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sparða

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sparða" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

sparða
sparða, f. irsk Stridsøxe; hann keyrði þáspörðu undir hnakkabein jarli ok kiptihonum upp at pallinum Flat. II, 17727;lítlu síðarr var konungr höggvinn meðspörðu irskri á halsinu Fm. VII, 726;Skotar höfðu mikinn her fótgangandimanna vel búna at vápnum; mest höfðuþeir boga ok spörður Fm. X, 1394.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛆᚱᚦᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.

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