Spakmæli

Old Norwegian Dictionary - spakmæli

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "spakmæli" in Norwegian.

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

spakmæli: spakmæli, n. vis Tale, hvoraf andre kunne lære noget, faa Oplysning om hvad deellers ikke kunne vide; vil ek nu, herra,ef þér vilit spakmæli af mér heimta,at þér gefit mér at drekka þat eitthit sterkasta horn, er þér eigit Mag.*8820; þessar figúrur eru mjök í skald-skap ok spakmæli, þau er vitrir mennhafa forðum samansett SE. II, 18812;Þorvaldr leit niðr fyrir sik heldráhyggjusamliga ok mælti: Gætt man,meðan vit lifum báðir. Þetta virðuskmönnum síðan in mestu spakmæli, atþví sem síðarr varð Sturl. I, 263 (jvfspá er spaks geta, se spakr 3).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛆᚴᛘᛅᛚᛁ
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:

n.: Neutrum.

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