Sporð-dreki

Old Norse Dictionary - sporð-dreki

Meaning of Old Norse word "sporð-dreki"

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

sporð-dreki
a, m. a ‘tail-dragon,’ scorpion. Rb. 102.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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