Vax-spjald

Old Norse Dictionary - vax-spjald

Meaning of Old Norse word "vax-spjald" in English.

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

vax-spjald
n. a wax-tablet, for writing, Lat. cera, Bs. i. 848; fá mér nú vaxspjöld mín, give me my wax-tablets! (of Sturla the historian), Sturl. iii. 307; lét Þorgils rita á vaxspjaldi ok sendi konungi, 131.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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