Spítal

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Spítal

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 spítal

n. (spítali, a, m., Symb. 30, Fms. x. 153, xi. 202, 301; not specially for the sick); [for. word; mid. Lat. hospitale]:—a spital or hospital for the poor or strangers, Symb. 28, Fms. x. 153; lærðra manna spítal, Ann. 1308; for lepers, Dipl. ii. 16, 94; spítals-prestr, D. N. ii. 16.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛒᛁᛏᛅᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

for.: foreign.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mid. Lat.: Middle Latin.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

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