Spá-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - spá-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "spá-leikr" in English.

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

spá-leikr: m. ‘spaeing,’ divination. VeR. 26, Rb. 384, YölS. R. 5: a prophecy, Sturl. i. 121, Bret. 43: spáleiks andi, a prophetic spirit, SkS. 561, Stj. 6, Fb. i. 121; spáleiks sýn, a vision, MS. 623. 62.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

R.: Rimur.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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