Ró-spölr

Old Norse Dictionary - ró-spölr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ró-spölr" (or ró-spǫlr)

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

ró-spölr (ró-spǫlr)
m. an iron sheet from which a ró (q. v.) is cut, Mar.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ró-spölr may be more accurately written as ró-spǫlr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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