Spekingr

Old Norse Dictionary - spekingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "spekingr" in English.

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

spekingr Old Norse word can mean:

spekingr: m. a wise man, a sage; Sigurðar Hlaða-jarls er allra spekinga var mestr, FmS. i. 20; heyrit, ér spekingar, orð mín, ii. 240; Einarr bjó þá at þverá, S. mikill, Lv. 36; hann var inn mesti S. at viti, Eb. 26; Osvifr var S. mikill, Ld. 122; Gestr var S. at viti, framsýnn um marga hluti, 124; síðan fór hann til spekings eins ok sagði honum drauminn, Nj. 121.

spekingr: 2. the counsellors of kings were called so; nú ræðsk Haraldr konungr um við sína spekinga, FmS. xi. 42; sem þá var konungum títt, at hafa gamla spekinga til þess at vita forn dæmi ok siðu forellra sinna, Fagrsk. 150; cp. the A. S. witenas.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

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