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
