Víg-spjöll

Old Norse Dictionary - víg-spjöll

Meaning of Old Norse word "víg-spjöll" (or víg-spjǫll) in English.

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

víg-spjöll (víg-spjǫll)
n. pl. ‘war-spells,’ war-news, Hkv. 2. 11, Gs. 18.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, víg-spjöll may be more accurately written as víg-spjǫll.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gs.
Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
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