Spar-mæli
Old Norse Dictionary - spar-mæli
Meaning of Old Norse word "spar-mæli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- spar-mæli
- n. ‘sparing words;’ in the phrase, reka s. við e-n, to spare, deal sparingly with, Sturl. iii. 264, Grett. 154 A.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛅᚱ-ᛘᛅᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)