Spil
Old Norse Dictionary - spil
Meaning of Old Norse word "spil"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word spil can mean:spil
- spil
- n. a tablet, = speldi; hann þildi alla veggi með spjöldum eða spilum, Stj. 563. 1 Kings vi. 15.
- spil
- II. [Germ. spiel], a game; barna-spil, a child’s game, Bb.; leik-spil, mansöngs-spil, Skáld H.
- spil
- 2. plur. cards, (mod.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.
- Skáld H.
- Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)