Spotti
Old Norse Dictionary - spotti
Meaning of Old Norse word "spotti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- spotti
- a, m., spottr, Vm. 103, [Engl. spot], a bit, small piece; brátt mun hann beita upp land várt þegar er hann þykkisk nokkurn spotta í eiga. Fms. vi. 103; tak nú til þín þessa tíu spotta möttulsins, Stj. 576 (seissura of the Vulgate): freq. in mod. usage, band-spotti, a piece of string; reipis-s., ólar-s.: of distance, vegar-s.; fara lítinn spotta; or spotta-korn, n. a bit of the way.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚢᛏᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)