Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Spá-mær

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 spá-mær

f. = spákona, Eb. (in a verse); in Norway spaa-möy is a knuckle in a cow’s foot (the same double sense as in Icel. vala?), used in the game of playing the wizard or prophet, Ivar Aasen.

Similar Words

SÁ
SADDR
safali
SAFI
safn

Runic Inscription

spá-mær

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
prop: properly.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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