Spánn
Old Norse Dictionary - spánn
Meaning of Old Norse word "spánn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word spánn can mean:spánn
- spánn
- and spónn, m., gen. spánar, dat. spæni, pl. spænir, acc. spánu, spónu, FmS. i. 128, 290, n. G. l. ii. 131: the mod. form is spónn, spóns, acc. pl. as well as dat. spæni: [A. S. span, spoon; Germ. spann; Dan. spaan; Engl. spoon]:—a chip, shaving, made by a plane, knife, axe; þó at miklir spænir væri af telgdir, Bjarn. 14: spánn af krossinum helga, FmS. vii. 91; spánu nokkora … hann sópaði spánunum öllum í hönd sér … lét brenna spánuna í lófa sér, Ó. H. 197; spánu þá er þeir telgdu, FmS. xi. 34; ok fylldu upp af spánum, i. 127: tjörgaða spónu. 128; afhógg ok spónu, 290; til þess er snjór kemr á spónu, n. G. l. ii. 131; hrjóta spænirnir upp í móti honum, Edda; lokar-spænir, spána-hrúga, Krók. 52 C: in the phrase, brotna í spán, to be ‘broken into matchwood,’ of a ship, Eg. 405, Nj. 267, 282, cp. Kristni S. (in a verse).
- spánn
- II. metaph. usages, a target; setja spán í bakka. FmS. ii. 271; skot-spánn, q. v.:—the gilt beaks, of dragons’ heads on ships (enni-spánn), bera goldna spánu, Edda (in a verse); enni-spánn, q. v.:—of a sword’s sheath, sverð með umgerð ok spónum, Þiðr. 80:—shingles for thatching, D. n. iii. 409, v. 387, 637 (spón-þak):—chips used for soothsaying, cp. Lat. sortes, féll honum þá svá spánn sem hann mundi eigi lengi lifa, Yngl. S. ch. 42 (see blót-spánn); þeir felldu spán til byrjar, ok féll svá, at Óðinn vildi þiggja mann at hlutfalli at hanga, FaS. iii. 31.
- spánn
- 2. a spoon; eta spón-fastandi, Pr. 475; horn-spánn, FmS. vi. 364; Þórdís bar inn grautar-trygla á borð ok hélt með á spónum, Eb. 36, Gísl. 72; allr borðbúnaðr af silfri, diskar ker ok spænir, Ísl. ii. 436; spóna-trog, a trough or tray in which the spoons were served at table, Gísl. 72.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛅᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- ch.
- chapter.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Kristni S.
- Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)
- Krók.
- Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Yngl. S.
- Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)