And-spænis

Old Norse Dictionary - and-spænis

Meaning of Old Norse word "and-spænis" in English.

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

and-spænis: adv., a. móti e-m, just opposite, the metaph. being taken from a target (spánn), Snót 127.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Snót: Snót, poems.

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