Spéa
Old Norse Dictionary - spéa
Meaning of Old Norse word "spéa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- spéa
- (spjá), að, [Dan. spea], to mock; og spéar hann upp í há völd, Hallgr.; … spjöðu hann, Pass.: spé-, n. mocking: spé-koppar, m. pl. dimples: spé-hræddr, adj. fearing ridicule: spé-skorinn, part. with short-cropped hair.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hallgr.
- Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.