Spotta

Old Norse Dictionary - spotta

Meaning of Old Norse word "spotta" in English.

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

spotta: að. [Germ. spotten; Dan. spotte], to mock, make sport of;þó þeir spotti mik, Fms. vi. 208; eigi þarf at s. þetta svá, mjök, Ld. 216; mun þú vera spottaðr, duped, mocked, made sport of, Fms. vii. 153; þótti honum þeir hafa mjök spottað sik, er honum höfðu komit í þessa ferð, 212: spotta e-t af e-m, to cheat one of a thing; hafa þær hæðiliga spottað af mér mitt ríki, Bret. 164; s. at e-n, to make sport of, Nj. 95.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚢᛏᛏᛅ
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:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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