Læ-spjöll
Old Norse Dictionary - læ-spjöll
Meaning of Old Norse word "læ-spjöll" (or læ-spjǫll)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- læ-spjöll (læ-spjǫll)
- n. pl. baleful tidings, poët., Darr. (Nj.)
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, læ-spjöll may be more accurately written as læ-spjǫll.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅ-ᛋᛒᛁᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Darr.
- Darraðar-ljóð. (A. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)