Spik

Old Norse Dictionary - spik

Meaning of Old Norse word "spik" in English.

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

spik Old Norse word can mean:

spik
n. [A. S. spic; called by the English whale-fishers speck]:—blubber, the fat of seals, whales; sel-spik, hval-spik, finnanda-spik, n. G. L. i. 252; spik ok rengi, Grág. ii. 362, Ám. 32.
spik
COMPDS: spikfeitr, spikhvalr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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