SPÖLR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SPÖLR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SPÖLR

m., pl. spelir, gen. spala, acc. spölu (the gen. spalar and dat. speli hardly occur); [cp. Fr. espalier]:—a rail, bar, lattice-work; smugu þeir milli spalanna, Edda 30; ró-spölr, q. v.: bring-spelir (q. v.), ‘breast spars.’

2 SPÖLR

2. metaph. a bit, short piece; hefja upp sögu ok segja af spöl nokkurn, a bit of the story, Fms. vi. 355: a bit of a road, Bb. 3. 19.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᚢᛚᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
esp: especially.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
gen.: genitive.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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