Spaði

Old Norse Dictionary - spaði

Meaning of Old Norse word "spaði" in English.

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

spaði Old Norse word can mean:

spaði
a, m. a spade, freq. in mod. usau;e.
spaði
2. the check pattern used in hand-weaving; tróður hafa á spöðum, Hallgr.; hence the phrase, hafa á spöðunum, to be all busy and bustling, id.
spaði
3. the spade in cards.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors cited:

Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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