SPJALD

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SPJALD

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SPJALD

n., pl. spjöld, [Ulf. spilda = πινακίδιον, πλάξ]:—a square tablet; með spjöldum ok spilum, Stj. 563: a tablet in a church, brík yfir altari, spjöld tvau, Vm. 149; spjald ok á crucifixio. Ám. 58: the square wooden board in the binding of a book, átta bækr í spjöldum, Vm. 177; hálfr fimti tugr bóka í spjöldum, Dipl. v. 18: spjalda-laus, without a cover, id.: the phrase, spjaldanna á milli, from one cover to the other; eg hefi lesið bókina spjalda á milli, i. e. all, every word of it: vax-spjöld, wax-tablets, Sturl. iii: for writing, Lat. cera, skrifa á spjald, Stat. 275; kirkjunnar lög rituð á spjali(d) ok upp-fest, H. E. i. 501: the squares made in weaving by ladies, hlaða spjöldum, to make, weave, check, Gkv. 2. 26; hence a woman is in poets called spjalda gná, the fairy of the tablets, Skáld H. 6. 48; spennti eg miðja spjalda gná spriklaði sál á vörum, a ditty.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᛁᛅᛚᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Skáld H.
Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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