Spán-nýr
Old Norse Dictionary - spán-nýr
Meaning of Old Norse word "spán-nýr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word spán-nýr can mean:spán-nýr
- spán-nýr
- adj. (spelt spánýr), [Engl. span in ‘spick and span’], span-new, very freq. in mod. usage; vín spánnýtt at drekka, fresh wine, Þiðr. 15, v. l.
- spán-nýr
- 2. metaph. quite fresh, not exhausted, Eg. 585, Fms. viii. 405, 413; spánnýjar sakir, Ld. 144; hann strýkr af sér eitrið allt ok verðr þá spánýr eptir, Hom. (St.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛅᚾ-ᚾᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)