Sporðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sporðr

Meaning 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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