Spá-saga

Old Norse Dictionary - spá-saga

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

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

spá-saga
u, f. a ‘spae-word,’ prophecy; nú kom fram spásagan Gests, Ld. 286, Sturl. ii. 78: plur., góðar þykkja mér spásögur þínar, Nj. 146; þessi s. er nú fram komin á várum dögum, Fms. viii. 240, Al. 65.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
plur.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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