Spelkur

Old Norse Dictionary - spelkur

Meaning of Old Norse word "spelkur" in English.

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

spelkur
f. pl. [A. S. spelc], a splint for binding up broken bones; hann setti við fætrna, ok batt við spelkur, FaS. iii. 309, passim in mod. usage; lætr hann flá af því belg, siðan lætr hann setja spelkur (spjalkir v. l.) í munn því, ii. 181.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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