Eið-spjall

Old Norse Dictionary - eið-spjall

Meaning of Old Norse word "eið-spjall"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

eið-spjall
n. delivery of an oath, in the Icel. law phrase, hlýða til eiðspjalls e-s, to listen to one’s oath, Nj., Grág. i. 39, 76, etc.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚦ-ᛋᛒᛁᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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