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.)