Spítalskr
Old Norse Dictionary - spítalskrMeaning of Old Norse word "spítalskr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- spítalskr
- adj., spít-elska, u, f. [Dan. spedalsk], leprous, for the old hospitals were established for incurable lepers.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᛏᛅᛚᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pers.
- person.