Spyrna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - spyrna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "spyrna" in English.

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

spyrna Old Icelandic word can mean:

spyrna
(-da, -dr), v. to spurn;
spyrna
~ fœti á e-n or á e-m, s. fœti til e-s, to push one with the foot, to kick (Þórr spyrndi fœti sínum á hann); s. fœti (fótum) í e-t, to put or press one’s foot (feet) against; s. við, to struggle against with the feet (it fyrsta sinn, er úlfrinn spyrndi við, brotnaði sá fjöturr); s. e-u af sér, to kick off (gat hann spyrnt af sér fjötrinum); frá spyrndr allri eign, spurned from, bereft of; recipr., ~st í iljar, to touch one another with the soles (of two stretched on their backs).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚢᚱᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.
e-u
einhverju.

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