Spjald-hryggr

Old Norse Dictionary - spjald-hryggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "spjald-hryggr" in English.

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

spjald-hryggr
m. the back above the hips, the small of the back; lendar, spjald-hryggr, mjó-hryggr, bak.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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