Spjalla

Old Norse Dictionary - spjalla

Meaning of Old Norse word "spjalla" in English.

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

spjalla Old Norse word can mean:

spjalla: 1. að, [Ulf. spillen = to pronounce], to ‘spell,’ talk; myrkri við man spjalla, Hm. 81; fjöld nam at s., Bkv. 13; spjallandi = mál-vinr; spjalii, Edda ii. 497.

spjalla: 2. að, to spoil; spjölluð mál, Háv. 57.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bkv.: Brynhildar-kviða. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

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