Spjall
Old Norse Dictionary - spjall
Meaning of Old Norse word "spjall"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word spjall can mean:spjall
- spjall
- n. a ‘spell,’ mischief, damage, = spell; taka spjall af e-u, Sks. 352 B.
- spjall
- 2. a flaw; spjöll, á máli, Glúm. 347; hafi þér málit meir tilbúit með úskapi, en eigi sé spjöllin á, id.; sýnisk mér auðsæ allmikil spjöll á yðarri ráðagörð, Fms. viii. 53, v. l.; spjöll, opp. to kostir, Merl. 2. 97: mann-spjöll, a loss in men.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Merl.
- Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)