Spjall
Old Icelandic Dictionary - spjallMeaning of Old Icelandic word "spjall" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
spjall Old Icelandic word can mean:
- spjall
- I)
- spjall
- n. saying, tale, esp. pl.; forn spjöll fira, old tales of men; úrughlýra jó frá ek ~a, with wet cheeks I asked the steed for news; móðug spjöll, lamentations.
- spjall
- II)
- spjall
- n.
- spjall
- 1) damage (taka s. af e-u);
- spjall
- 2) flaw (spjöll á máli).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᛁᛅᛚᛚ
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- e-u
- einhverju.
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