Definisjoner
Definisjoner
1 spjörr spjǫrr
f., only in pl. spjarrar, mod. spjarir:—swathing-bands, used instead of hose or stockings; Auðr kona þín er í brókum ok vafit spjörrum mjök í skúa niðr, A. thy wife dresses in breeks (like a man), winding swathes round her legs almost down to the shoes, Ld. 136; hvítar brækr ok vafit at neðan spjörrum, því var hann vaf-spjarra Grímr kallaðr, swathing the legs (instead of stockings), for which he was called ‘swaddle-leg’ Gullþ. 14.
2 spjörr spjǫrr
2. mod. a rag, tatter; þat sem áðr er slitið ok at spjörum orðit, Fas. iii. 7: the phrase, spyrja e-n ór spjörunum, to examine one without his hose on, i. e. to strip and examine him closely, Snót: in mod. usage also sing., hann á ekki eina spjör, not a scrap of clothing on his back.
Ortografi
Ortografi
Ordet "{$word}" kan også staves som "{$older_form}" i gammel ortografi, der "ö" representeres som "ǫ".
Runeskrift
Runeskrift
spjörr
Runeteksten ovenfor representerer det gammelnorske ordet "spjörr" slik det kan vises i runeinnskrifter fra vikingtiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).