Spætr
Old Norse Dictionary - spætr
Meaning of Old Norse word "spætr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- spætr
- n. [Dan. spette; Germ. specht], a wood-pecker, picus, Edda (Gl.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)