Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Spítal

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 spítal

n. (spítali, a, m., Symb. 30, Fms. x. 153, xi. 202, 301; not specially for the sick); [for. word; mid. Lat. hospitale]:—a spital or hospital for the poor or strangers, Symb. 28, Fms. x. 153; lærðra manna spítal, Ann. 1308; for lepers, Dipl. ii. 16, 94; spítals-prestr, D. N. ii. 16.

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Runic Inscription

spítal

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "spítal" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

for.: foreign.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mid. Lat.: Middle Latin.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

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