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.)
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