Spott

Old Norse Dictionary - spott

Meaning of Old Norse word "spott"

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

spott
n. (spottr, m.; drag öngan spott at oss, Nj. 16; þeim þótti þetta spottr einn, Fms. viii. 437); [Dan. spot; Germ. spott]:—‘sport,’ mock, scoff, Fms. vi. 156; mart annat spott görðu þær Norðmönnum, 253; verða fyrir spotti, 209; spott ok háð, Nj. 66; með spotti, Fms. i. 15; hafa e-t at spotti, viii. 10; svara skætingu ok spotti, Glúm. 363.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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