Spá

Old Norse Dictionary - spá

Meaning of Old Norse word "spá" in English.

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

spá Old Norse word can mean:

spá: f. a spae (Scot.), prophecy; spá mér slíkar spár, Nj. 182; sjaldan hafa spár mínar átt langan aldr, Grett. 116 A; sínar spár, Al. 65; spáin Finnanna, Fs. 25; leggja hug á spár, 19; segja spár, Edda, passim.

spá: 2. as names of poems, Völu-spá, Merlinus-spá.

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

Similar entries:

Spá (II)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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