Spegill

Old Norse Dictionary - spegill

Meaning of Old Norse word "spegill"

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

spegill
m. [Dan. speil; Germ. spiegel; Lat. speculum.], a mirror, Stj. 9, Fms. iii. 543, Mar. 1032, Pm. 87, 98.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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