Sprengja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sprengja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sprengja" in Norwegian.

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

sprengja: sprengja, v. (að) 1) sprenge, faa til at springe; Selkolla ræðr á hann of nóttok sprengir ór honum bæði augu Bp.II, 7829, jvf Heilag. I, 47837; hinir kyndaelda úti fyrir í stöðum ok héldu atþeim reykinum til þess at sprengja þáGyð. 105. 2) sprenge itu, faa til at briste; tók ek þá vínberin ok sprengðaek niðr í kerit Stj. 20026; Haraldr kon-ungr - bað Halla eta grautinn þartil, er hann spryngi af; Halli kveztei mundi sprengja sik á grauti Flat.III, 41935. 3) sprenge, fordærve vedOveranstrengelse o. desl.; nú hefir hannsprengðan hestinn Heið. 19 (3316); hannsprengði hestinn í björgum þeim, er -Bárð. 136; stóð hestr Magons konungssvá mœddr ok sprengðr, at hvárki gékkhann fyrir sporum né höggum Klm.30819; þeir sem lífit þiggja, komast semnauðuligast aptr í borg sína Neapolimbarðir ok sprengðir af mœði Heilag.I, 69634; vili þér sprengja mik Sturl.II, 19635; meðr sprengnum(!) gangireikar hann fram ór svölunum Æf.42109.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᚱᚽᚿᚵᛁᛆ
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:

desl.: deslige.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

v.: Verbum.

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