Spjalli

Old Norse Dictionary - spjalli

Meaning of Old Norse word "spjalli" in English.

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

spjalli
a, m. a ‘speller,’ one who converses with another friend, Edda (Gl.); gumna spjalli, gauta s., gotna s., the friend of men, Lex. Poët.; Hrungnis s., the friend of H.,m.; jöfra s., the secret friend of kings; s. landreka, id., Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
➞ 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.

Back