Spá

Old Norwegian Dictionary - spá

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "spá" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

spá
spá, f. (N. Pl. spár & spáir) Spaadom;hverr þeirra hafði sínar spár fram lagðarAlex. 6524; þeir hafa spáir fengit afdjöfuls villu Hb. 3012; eigi hafa spármínar átt langan aldr Grett. 898; segjaspár SE. I, 842; spá spár Nj. 120 (1829);spyrja spá Borg. 1, 16; Herodes hugs-aði, at sá sveinn, er stjarna fylgði okmargar spár váru til raktar, at konungrværi gyðinga Mar. 382 (3776).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
Pl.
Pluralis.

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