Speja

Old Norse Dictionary - speja

Meaning of Old Norse word "speja" in English.

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

speja
or spæja, að, [Germ. spähen; Dan. speide], to spy: hafa spæjat (spejat v. l.) ok rannsakat, Stj. 145; hann leyndisk ok vildi speja um húsfreyju, Grett. 200.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᛁᛅ
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.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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