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spratt honum sveiti í enni, sweat burst out on his forehead; also s. upp (spratt þar vatn upp); (2) to start, spring; s. af baki, to spring off horseback; s. á fœtr, s. upp, to start to one's feet, jump up; spratt upp lássinn, up sprang the lock; spratt henni fótr ok féll hón, she slipped and fell; spratt þat upp af heimamönnum, at, it was rumoured that; (3) to sprout, grow, of hair, grass, crops (piltar tveir léku á gólfi; þeim var sprottit hár ór kolli).
spretta (-tta, -tt), v. (1) to make spring up, unfasten, loosen; s. gjörðum, to ungird; s. frá loku, to unlock; (2) to rip open or up (s. saum); ek lét s. berkinum, I had the bark peeled off; Þjálfi spretti á knífi sinum, Th. split the bone with his knife.
springa (spring; sprakk, sprungum; sprunginn), v. (1) to spring, bound; (2) to spirt out, issue forth (sprakk blóð bæði af nösum hennar ok munni); (3) to burst, split, break (hornit sprakk í sundr í miðju); sprotinn kom í andlitit ok sprakk fyrir, the switch came on his face, and the skin was broken; (4) to die from over-exertion, grief, &c.; s. af harmi, to break one's heart; ef þú hefðir eigi mat, nema á hræum spryngir, if thou couldst get no food save by overgorging upon corpses.
sprota-barn, n. a chastised child.
sproti, m. (1) sprout, rod, stick, switch; (2) the end-piece or clasp of a belt (fetlar sprotum settir).
sprund, n. poet. woman.
sprækr, a. sprightly, lively, active (sveinninn var s.).
spræna (-da, -t), v. to spirt out.
sprökla (að), v. to sprawl, kick with the feet (Skotar létu smábörn s. á spjótaoddum).
spuni, m. spinning (cf. 'gull-spuni').
spurall, a. asking many questions, inquiring, inquisitive (hverr er sá maðr, er svá er s.).
spur-dagi, m. (1) question, inquiry; (2) report, news (þann einn spurdaga höfum vér til þín, at).
spurn, f. (1) question; (2) news, report, tidings (mun þegar s. koma til Höskulds); hafa s. af e-1 or til e-s, to have news of.
spurning (pl. -ar), f. question.
spúsa (að), v. to espouse, marry.
spúsa, f. spouse, wife.
spyrða (-rða, -rðr), v. to tie up (fish) by the tail.
spyrja (spyr, spurða, spurðr), v. (1) to track, trace steps or footprints (hundar þeir, er vóru vanir at s. þá upp, er undan hljópust); (2) to investigate, find out (þeir fengu hann eigi upp spurðan); (3) to ask; G. spurði, hvat hann vildi þá láta at gera, G. asked what he wished them to do; with gen., s. e-n tíðenda, to ask tidings of one; s. e-n ráðs, to ask advice of, consult one; H. spurði margs ór brennunni, H. asked much about the burning; with preps., s. e-n af e-u, at e-u, at um e-t, um e-t, to ask one about a thing; s. at e-m , to inquire after one; s. e-n at nafni, to ask one his name; s. eptir, to ask, inquire (spurði hón eptir, hvat íslenzkra manna væri á skipi); spurði Höskuldr dóttur sína ekki eprit, H. did not ask his daughter's consent; (4) to hear, be informed of (s. sönn tíðendi); Snorri spyrr nú, hvar komit málunum, now S. hears how the causes stood; s. til e-s, to get inelligence as to, hear of (siðan hefi ek aldri til hans spurt); (5) refl., spyrjast, to be heard of or reported, to get abroad; til Þórveigar spurðist þat, at hon lá hætt, it was told of Th. that she was very ill; impers., mér spyrst á þann veg, I am told; hefir til þessa skips aldregi spurzt, nothing has since been heard of this ship; s. fyrir um e-t, to inquire about (þeir spurðust þá fyrir um ferðir Ólafs konungs); recipr. to ask one another (spyrjast tíðenda).
spyrna (-da, -dr), v. to spurn; s. 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

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