Spil

Old Norse Dictionary - spil

Meaning of Old Norse word "spil" in English.

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

spil Old Norse word can mean:

spil
n. a tablet, = speldi; hann þildi alla veggi með spjöldum eða spilum, Stj. 563. 1 Kings vi. 15.
spil
II. [Germ. spiel], a game; barna-spil, a child’s game, Bb.; leik-spil, mansöngs-spil, Skáld H.
spil
2. plur. cards, (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
plur.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Skáld H.
Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
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