Spyrða
Old Norse Dictionary - spyrða
Meaning of Old Norse word "spyrða"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word spyrða can mean:spyrða
- spyrða
- 1. d, [sporðr], to tie up fish by the tail, Fas. ii. 352.
- spyrða
- 2. u, f. a pair of fish hung up, also of the strings for tying them up: whence the phrase, gefr Guð í görðar spyrður, God will supply the fish to the ready-made spyrður.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚢᚱᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)