Spjalla
Old Norse Dictionary - spjalla
Meaning of Old Norse word "spjalla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word spjalla can mean:spjalla
- spjalla
- 1. að, [Ulf. spillen = to pronounce], to ‘spell,’ talk; myrkri við man spjalla, Hm. 81; fjöld nam at s., Bkv. 13; spjallandi = mál-vinr; spjalii, Edda ii. 497.
- spjalla
- 2. að, to spoil; spjölluð mál, Háv. 57.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᛅᛚᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bkv.
- Brynhildar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)