Aska-spillir
Old Norse Dictionary - aska-spillir
Meaning of Old Norse word "aska-spillir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- aska-spillir
- m. a ship-spoiler, i. e. a pirate, a cognom., Glúm., Landn.; v. l. akraspillir, less correctly.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋᚴᛅ-ᛋᛒᛁᛚᛚᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cognom.
- cognomen.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- nom.
- nominative.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)