Spyrða

Old Norse Dictionary - spyrða

Meaning of Old Norse word "spyrða" in English.

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

spyrða Old Norse word can mean:

spyrða
1. d, [sporðr], to tie up fish by the tail, Fas. ii. 352.
spyrða
2. u, f. a pair of fish hung up, also of the strings for tying them up: whence the phrase, gefr Guð í görðar spyrður, God will supply the fish to the ready-made spyrður.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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