Sporna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sporna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sporna" in Norwegian.

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

sporna: sporna, v. (að) = sperna, spenna 1; knáttuvanir vígská völlu sporna Vsp. 28 (24);knátti mær ok mögr moldveg spornaOddr. 9 (8); er hann spornar galgann,mælti Arnkell til hans - Eb. 20 (345);ef þú ferr ekki eptir því, sem ek mælifyrir, þá skaltu sporna hinn hæstagalga, þegar er sól rýðr á viðu ámorgin Trist. 3 (1228); sem Absalonspornaði enn á eikinni (Vulg. cum ad-huc palpitaret hærens in quercu) Stj.53431 (2 Sam. 16, 14); sporna við e-udvs. spænde imod noget for at hindre deti at drage en med sig; fig. eigi má viðsköpunum sporna Vatsd. 15 (2612); uden tilføiet Dativ i eg. Betydning = gjøreModstand: hann kvaðst þá ok skyldubrátt fara ok kvað eigi mundu stoðavið at sporna Vatsd. 12 (2232); Hildrhefir spent svá fast um hans hals, atekki má hann við sporna Didr. 2218.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᚮᚱᚿᛆ
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:

eg.: egentlig.

fig.: figurlig, i figurlig betydning.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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