Spíra
Old Norse Dictionary - spíra
Meaning of Old Norse word "spíra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word spíra can mean:spíra
- spíra
- u, f. a spar, N. G. L. iii. 204, Edda ii. 482; spíru-viða, a spar-timber, N. G. L. iii. 207: a stilt, Stj. 95.
- spíra
- II. a kind of beaker or vessel in church furniture, DipL. iii. 4, Vm. 58, B. K. 84, 130, D. N.
- spíra
- III. the town Spira, Symb.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- B. K.
- Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Symb.
- Symbolae. (H. IV.)