Espi

Old Norse Dictionary - espi

Meaning of Old Norse word "espi"

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

espi
n. aspen wood (vide ösp), hence Espi-hóll, m. a farm, Landn.: Esphælingar, m. the men from E., id.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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