Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Spjall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 spjall

n. a ‘spell,’ mischief, damage, = spell; taka spjall af e-u, Sks. 352 B.

2 spjall

2. a flaw; spjöll, á máli, Glúm. 347; hafi þér málit meir tilbúit með úskapi, en eigi sé spjöllin á, id.; sýnisk mér auðsæ allmikil spjöll á yðarri ráðagörð, Fms. viii. 53, v. l.; spjöll, opp. to kostir, Merl. 2. 97: mann-spjöll, a loss in men.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

spjall

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "spjall" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
plur.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Merl.: Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
Skáld H.: Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

View All Sources →