Spenna

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

spenna Old Icelandic word can mean:

spenna

I)

spenna

(-ta, -tr), v.

spenna

1) to span, clasp (s. sverð báðum höndum); hon spennti hringinn á hönd honum, she clasped the ring round his wrist; s. e-u um sik, s. sik e-u, to gird oneself with, buckle on (hann spennti sik megingjörðum); s. af sér beltinu, to unclasp the belt;

spenna

2) to clasp the hands round one’s neck, = s. höndum um háls e-m (þykki þér betra at s. karlsdóttur);

spenna

3) to clasp, catch, capture (prestr nökkurr gekk á land; Birkibeinar spenntu hann); harðliga spenntr, in hard straits;

spenna

4) to spend (eptir ár liðit skal ek segja þér, hvat þú spennir);

spenna

5) s. boga, to draw a bow.

spenna

II)

spenna

f. inconvenience.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᚾᚾᛅ

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• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary