Spjald

Old Norse Dictionary - spjald

Meaning of Old Norse word "spjald" in English.

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

spjald: n., pl. spjöld, [Ulf. spilda = πινακίδιον, πλάξ]:—a square tablet; með spjöldum ok spilum, Stj. 563: a tablet in a church, brík yfir altari, spjöld tvau, Vm. 149; spjald ok á crucifixio. Ám. 58: the square wooden board in the binding of a book, átta bækr í spjöldum, Vm. 177; hálfr fimti tugr bóka í spjöldum, Dipl. v. 18: spjalda-laus, without a cover, id.: the phrase, spjaldanna á milli, from one cover to the other; eg hefi lesið bókina spjalda á milli, i. e. all, every word of it: vax-spjöld, wax-tablets, Sturl. iii: for writing, Lat. cera, skrifa á spjald, Stat. 275; kirkjunnar lög rituð á spjali(d) ok upp-fest, H. E. i. 501: the squares made in weaving by ladies, hlaða spjöldum, to make, weave, check, Gkv. 2. 26; hence a woman is in poets called spjalda gná, the fairy of the tablets, Skáld H. 6. 48; spennti eg miðja spjalda gná spriklaði sál á vörum, a ditty.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Skáld H.: Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.