Spá

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Spá

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 spá

f. a spae (Scot.), prophecy; spá mér slíkar spár, Nj. 182; sjaldan hafa spár mínar átt langan aldr, Grett. 116 A; sínar spár, Al. 65; spáin Finnanna, Fs. 25; leggja hug á spár, 19; segja spár, Edda, passim.

2 spá

2. as names of poems, Völu-spá, Merlinus-spá.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
contr.: contracted.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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