Spágandr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - spágandr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "spágandr" in Norwegian.

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

spágandr
spágandr, m. Kjæp der brugtes til Ud- forskning af Fremtidens Hændelser (jvfblótspánn, blótteinn); valdi henni her-föðr hringa ok men, féspjöll spakligok spáganda Vsp. 23. Jvf. BartschGermania XVIII, 8, hvor der fortælles, hvorledes Rugianerne anvendte Kjæp (stäbchen) til deraf at tage Varsel.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛆᚵᛆᚿᚦᚱ
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.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.

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