Speingr

Old Norse Dictionary - speingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "speingr" in English.

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

speingr
m. a spy; sínum speingum ok galdra-mönnum, Hb. (1865) 30, as also in arg-speingr, a spy, Dropl. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
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