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., Hým.; 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.

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