SPIK

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SPIK

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SPIK

n. [A. S. spic; called by the English whale-fishers speck]:—blubber, the fat of seals, whales; sel-spik, hval-spik, finnanda-spik, N. G. L. i. 252; spik ok rengi, Grág. ii. 362, Ám. 32.

2 SPIK

COMPDS: spikfeitr, spikhvalr.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᛁᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Mirm.: Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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