Spretta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - spretta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "spretta" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

spretta Old Icelandic word can mean:

spretta: I)

spretta: (sprett; spratt, spruttum; sprottinn), v.

spretta: 1) to spring up, issue forth (þar sprettr einn mikill brunnr);

spretta: spratt honum sveiti í enni, sweat burst out on his forehead;

spretta: also s. upp (spratt þar vatn upp);

spretta: 2) to start, spring;

spretta: s. af baki, to spring off horseback;

spretta: s. á fœtr, s. upp, to start to one’s feet, jump up;

spretta: spratt upp lássinn, up sprang the lock;

spretta: spratt henni fótr ok féll hón, she slipped and fell;

spretta: spratt þat upp af heimamönnum, at, it was rumoured that;

spretta: 3) to sprout, grow, of hair, grass, crops (piltar tveir léku á gólfi; þeim var sprottit hár ór kolli).

spretta: II)

spretta: (-tta, -tt), v.

spretta: 1) to make spring up, unfasten, loosen;

spretta: s. gjörðum, to ungird;

spretta: s. frá loku, to unlock;

spretta: 2) to rip open or up (s. saum);

spretta: ek lét s. berkinum, I had the bark peeled off;

spretta: Þjálfi spretti á knífi sínum, Th. split the bone with his knife.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚱᛁᛏᛏᛅ

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