Spelkur

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Spelkur

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 spelkur

f. pl. [A. S. spelc], a splint for binding up broken bones; hann setti við fætrna, ok batt við spelkur, Fas. iii. 309, passim in mod. usage; lætr hann flá af því belg, siðan lætr hann setja spelkur (spjalkir v. l.) í munn því, ii. 181.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᛁᛚᚴᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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