Spá-leikr
Old Norse Dictionary - spá-leikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "spá-leikr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- spá-leikr
- m. ‘spaeing,’ divination. VeR. 26, Rb. 384, YölS. R. 5: a prophecy, Sturl. i. 121, Bret. 43: spáleiks andi, a prophetic spirit, SkS. 561, Stj. 6, Fb. i. 121; spáleiks sýn, a vision, MS. 623. 62.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛅ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- R.
- Rimur.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)