Sparrhaukr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sparrhaukr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sparrhaukr" in Norwegian.

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

sparrhaukr: sparrhaukr, m. Spurvehøg, nht. sperber,falco nisus L.; þær báro fram þá tvásparhauka Str. 4721; hverr þeirra skalhafa annat tveggja val á hendi eðagáshauk eða sparhauk eða af beztumfuglum þrímutaðum Klm. 1012; SE. II,4896; hann fylgði einum sparrhaukieptir fuglum Ridd. 6621; Elis sat áþeim hinum góða hesti, er skjótari varsparrhauki EL. 1123; brugt som Øge-navn: Amund sparrhaukr DN. VIII,4323.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛆᚱᚱᚼᛆᚢᚴᚱ
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:

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.

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