Spætr

Old Norse Dictionary - spætr

Meaning of Old Norse word "spætr" in English.

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

spætr
n. [Dan. spette; Germ. specht], a wood-pecker, picus, Edda (Gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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