Enni-spænir
Old Norse Dictionary - enni-spænir
Meaning of Old Norse word "enni-spænir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- enni-spænir
- m. pl. [cp. Swed. ännespan = bead-wreath, ornament], carved work, such as dragon-heads on old ships of war, both fore and aft, Fms. v. 304, vi. 120, viii. 197, Orkn. 332, Fas. iii. 113.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚾᚾᛁ-ᛋᛒᛅᚾᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)