Sparr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sparr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sparr" in Norwegian.

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

sparr
sparr, adj. 1) sparsommelig, som sparer noget; mér hefir verit í hvern stað Þor-steinn, son þínn, sparari til úsœmdarEg. 85 (21715). 2) som spares, som man vil spare; gerða ek þetta meirr at bœnhans, en hitt, at þú værir mér svá sparrundir öxi þeirra brœðra Vatsd. 22 (388);ef drykkrinn gerir þeim úsparan pen-inginn, er sér vill kono kaupa Alex. 8721.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛆᚱᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.

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