Spjall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Spjall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᛁᛅᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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.)

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