Speki

Old Norse Dictionary - speki

Meaning of Old Norse word "speki"

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

Old Norse word speki can mean:speki

speki
f. [spakr], wisdom (= Gr. σοφία, Lat. sapientia); sú speki er hann sagði fyrir ú-vorðna hluti, Fms. i. 146; eilíf speki, Ann. 1848. 372; speki ok vísdómr, … af speki Salomonis, Stj. 560; speki-meistari = spekingr, id.; get-speki. heim-s., q. v.
speki
COMPDS: spekiandi, spekimaðr, spekimál, spekiráð.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Gr.
Greek.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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