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.)
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