Presta-spítal
Old Norse Dictionary - presta-spítal
Meaning of Old Norse word "presta-spítal"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- presta-spítal
- n. (-spítali, a, m.), a hospital, infirmary for priests, Bs. i. 853.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛁᛋᛏᛅ-ᛋᛒᛁᛏᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)