Vél-spá
Old Norse Dictionary - vél-spáMeaning of Old Norse word "vél-spá" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vél-spá
- adj. f. (thus, rather than vel-spá = well-spaeing), ‘guile-spaeing,’ Vsp. 25, where it is an epithet of a Sibyl (völva), referring to the ambiguous, deceptive character of her words, as of the witches in Macbeth.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚ-ᛋᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)