Speld
Old Norse Dictionary - speld
Meaning of Old Norse word "speld"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- speld
- mod. speldi, n. a square tablet; gluggar, ok snúin fyrir speld, Nj. 114; undir söðulfjölinni sprettir hann upp speldi, tekr þar upp bréfit, Sturl. iii. 295: a tablet to write on, ríta á speldi, Fas. ii. 551.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)