Spjóts-hali

Old Norse Dictionary - spjóts-hali

Meaning of Old Norse word "spjóts-hali"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

spjóts-hali
a, m. the ‘spear-tail,’ the end of the wooden shaft of a spear, Ld. 132, Eg. 289, Fms. vi. 413.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᚢᛏᛋ-ᚼᛅᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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