Spölr

Old Norse Dictionary - spölr

Meaning of Old Norse word "spölr" (or spǫlr) in English.

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

spölr Old Norse word can mean:

spölr (spǫlr): m., pl. spelir, gen. spala, acc. spölu (the gen. spalar and dat. speli hardly occur); [cp. Fr. espalier]:—a rail, bar, lattice-work; smugu þeir milli spalanna, Edda 30; ró-spölr, q. v.: bring-spelir (q. v.), ‘breast spars.’

spölr (spǫlr): 2. metaph. a bit, short piece; hefja upp sögu ok segja af spöl nokkurn, a bit of the story, Fms. vi. 355: a bit of a road, Bb. 3. 19.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

cp.: compare.

dat.: dative.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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