Spenna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Spenna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 spenna

u, f. spasm; slikum spennum ok únáðum, Ísl. ii. 63: medic. a fit of vomiting, fá harðar spennur: a grasping, hrygg-spenna, q. v.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᛁᚾᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
medic.
medicinally.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
South, Southern.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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