Spotta
Old Norse Dictionary - spotta
Meaning of Old Norse word "spotta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- spotta
- að. [Germ. spotten; Dan. spotte], to mock, make sport of;þó þeir spotti mik, Fms. vi. 208; eigi þarf at s. þetta svá, mjök, Ld. 216; mun þú vera spottaðr, duped, mocked, made sport of, Fms. vii. 153; þótti honum þeir hafa mjök spottað sik, er honum höfðu komit í þessa ferð, 212: spotta e-t af e-m, to cheat one of a thing; hafa þær hæðiliga spottað af mér mitt ríki, Bret. 164; s. at e-n, to make sport of, Nj. 95.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚢᛏᛏᛅ
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:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)