Definitions
Definitions
1 spila
að, [Germ. spielen], to play; the word occurs in the 14th century; hann spilar fingrum at Rómi, Fbr. 198 (in the text of the Fb. the old phrase is leika fingrum, see Rm.), passim in mod. usage.
2 spila
2. also, to spend; s. út eigum sínum, of a spendthrift; út-spilan, squandering.
3 spila
3. to play at cards.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
spila
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "spila" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).