SPJÓT

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SPJÓT

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SPJÓT

n. [Dan. spyd; Swed. spjut; Germ. spiess; Engl. spit; A. S. spreôt; spjót being qs. sprjót, akin to sproti (?)]:—a spear, lance, both to throw and thrust (prop. of a wooden staff), K. Þ. K. 170, Nj. 8, 264, Fms. i. 44, viii. 352, Anal. 116; spjóts-skot, Fms. viii. 352, Fs. 17, Ó. H. 183, passim.

2 SPJÓT

COMPDS: spjótsfalr, spjótgarðr, spjótshali, spjótlag, spjótleggr, spjótalög, spjótsoddr, spjótskapt, spjótskepti, spjótsskepti, spjótspík.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᛁᚢᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Anal.: Analecta. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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