Spott

Old Norse Dictionary - spott

Meaning of Old Norse word "spott" in English.

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

spott: n. (spottr, m.; drag öngan spott at oss, Nj. 16; þeim þótti þetta spottr einn, Fms. viii. 437); [Dan. spot; Germ. spott]:—‘sport,’ mock, scoff, Fms. vi. 156; mart annat spott görðu þær Norðmönnum, 253; verða fyrir spotti, 209; spott ok háð, Nj. 66; með spotti, Fms. i. 15; hafa e-t at spotti, viii. 10; svara skætingu ok spotti, Glúm. 363.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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