Spör

Meaning of Old Norse word "spör" (or spǫr)

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

spör (spǫr)

f., spörð, Sighvat, [spara], sparing, Barl. 120; erat af spörð, not sparingly, Sighvat.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, spör may be more accurately written as spǫr.

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