Spraka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - spraka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "spraka" in Norwegian.

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

spraka
spraka, v. sprage, knitre; þá tók brauðitat spraka sem steinn mikill í eldinumHeilag. I, 19833 (lat. quo signante pro-tinus immensum crepitum panis dedit,ac si ingens in ignibus olla crepuissetGreg. Dialog. lib. 1 c. 11); kasta þúþeim í eld, ok mun þú þá reyna, atek segi satt, at malmr rennr samanok steinar spraka, en tré loga Heilag.I, 266 &vl. 11.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᚱᛆᚴᛆ
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:

c.
Capitel.
eg.
egentlig.
lat.
latinsk.
v.
Verbum.

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