Speki

Old Norse Dictionary - speki

Meaning of Old Norse word "speki" in English.

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

speki Old Norse word can mean:

speki: f. [spakr], wisdom (= Gr. σοφία, Lat. sapientia); sú speki er hann sagði fyrir ú-vorðna hluti, Fms. i. 146; eilíf speki, Ann. 1848. 372; speki ok vísdómr, … af speki Salomonis, Stj. 560; speki-meistari = spekingr, id.; get-speki. heim-s., q. v.

speki: COMPDS: spekiandi, spekimaðr, spekimál, spekiráð.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Gr.: Greek.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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