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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