SPJÖR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SPJÖR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SPJÖR

n. pl. [A. S. spere; Engl. spear; Germ. speer]:—a spear, only in plur. and poët. (neither gen. nor dat. occur), Edda (Gl.); erat audskept almanna spjör, ‘tis not easy to make spears for all men, i. e. to please all men, Ad. 21, cp. Hm. 127; dreyrug spjör, Höfuðl.; spjör gullu, spjör knáttu glymja, braka, spears clashed, etc., Lex. Poët.; rjóða spjör blóði, Nj. (in a verse).

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᛁᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
plur.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Höfuðl.: Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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