Spinna
Old Norse Dictionary - spinna
Meaning of Old Norse word "spinna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- spinna
- spann, spunnu, spunnit; [Ulf. spinnan = νήθειν; a word common to all Teut. languages]:—to spin; Katla sat á palli ok spann garn, Eb. 92, 94; ek hefi spunnit tólf álna garn, Ld. 224; drósir suð-rænar dýrt lín spunnu, Vkv. 1; Grima sat á þreskeldi ok spann, Fbr., passim in old and mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᚾᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- mod.
- modern.
- Teut.
- Teutonic.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Vkv.
- Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)