Sprengr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sprengr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sprengr" in Norwegian.

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

sprengr: sprengr, m. Sprengen, Sprengning; frændibóndans, er augna sprenginn fékk, varsteinblindr á alla sína daga Bp. II, 8129jvf 7829; folkinu hélt við spreng dvs. varnær ved at sprenges af Overanstrengelse, Sturl. I, 37835; vinna til sprengs dvs. ar- beide saa haardt, at man sprenger sig, ikke kan taale det, Grett. 10214; hannvakir þann spreng (dvs. med saadan An-strengelse), at náliga kemr honum aldregisvefn á auga eða sjáldr Æf. 87266.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᚱᚽᚿᚵᚱ
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:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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