Spár

Old Norse Dictionary - spár

Meaning of Old Norse word "spár" in English.

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

spár
adj., spá, spátt, [spá]:—prophetic; í hjarta spás manns, Hom. 58; þat er spátt, er spakir mæla, Bs. i. 264: also spá (fem. adj.) er spaks geta, Grett. 72 new Ed., Fms. xi. 154: sann-spár, for-spár, veðr-spár, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
fem.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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