Presta-spítal

Old Norse Dictionary - presta-spítal

Meaning of Old Norse word "presta-spítal" in English.

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

presta-spítal
n. (-spítali, a, m.), a hospital, infirmary for priests, Bs. i. 853.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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