Spak-frömuðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "spak-frömuðr" (or spak-frǫmuðr)

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

spak-frömuðr (spak-frǫmuðr)

m. an ‘oracle-framer,’ soothsayer, sage; valteins s., the soothsayer of the chosen chip, Ýt.; see hlaut.

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

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