Sporðr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - sporðrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "sporðr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- sporðr
- (-s, -ar), m. tail of a fish, serpent, etc. (s. sem á fiski); standa e-m á sporði, to be a match for, be one’s superior (vitr maðr ertu, Eyólfr, svá at fáir munu standa á sporði þér); s. skjaldar, the lower pointed end of a shield (þreif B. sporð skjaldarins hinni hendinni ok rak í höfuð Þórði).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛒᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- m.
- masculine.
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