Spjör

Old Norse Dictionary - spjör

Meaning of Old Norse word "spjör" (or spjǫr) in English.

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

spjör (spjǫr)
n. pl. [A. S. spere; Engl. spear; Germ. speer]:—a spear, only in plur. and poët. (neither gen. nor dat. occur), Edda (gl.); erat audskept almanna spjör, ‘tis not easy to make spears for all men, i. e. to please all men, Ad. 21, cp. Hm. 127; dreyrug spjör, Höfuðl.; spjör gullu, spjör knáttu glymja, braka, spears clashed, etc., Lex. poët.; rjóða spjör blóði, Nj. (in a verse).

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, spjör may be more accurately written as spjǫr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
plur.
plural.
poët.
poetically.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.
Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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