Definiciones
Definiciones
1 spjörr spjǫrr
f., only in pl. spjarrar, mod. spjarir:—swathing-bands, used instead of hose or stockings; Auðr kona þín er í brókum ok vafit spjörrum mjök í skúa niðr, A. thy wife dresses in breeks (like a man), winding swathes round her legs almost down to the shoes, Ld. 136; hvítar brækr ok vafit at neðan spjörrum, því var hann vaf-spjarra Grímr kallaðr, swathing the legs (instead of stockings), for which he was called ‘swaddle-leg’ Gullþ. 14.
2 spjörr spjǫrr
2. mod. a rag, tatter; þat sem áðr er slitið ok at spjörum orðit, Fas. iii. 7: the phrase, spyrja e-n ór spjörunum, to examine one without his hose on, i. e. to strip and examine him closely, Snót: in mod. usage also sing., hann á ekki eina spjör, not a scrap of clothing on his back.
Ortografía
Ortografía
La palabra "{$word}" también puede escribirse como "{$older_form}" en ortografía antigua, donde "ö" se representa como "ǫ".
Inscripción rúnica
Inscripción rúnica
spjörr
El texto rúnico anterior representa la palabra nórdica antigua "spjörr" como podría aparecer en inscripciones rúnicas de la Era Vikinga (c. 800-1100 d.C.).