Speki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - speki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "speki" in Norwegian.

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

speki: speki, f. Visdom; fór Ólafr konungr þáí annan tíma til spámanzins -, spurðiþá vandliga hvaðan honum kom súspeki, er hann sagði firir óvorðna hlutiFlat. I, 12127; ek heyri alþýðu vitni-, at varla fái vitrara mann í þessulandi til allrar speki Kgs. 46; gaf guðSalomon konungi harðla mikla spekt-, svá at hans speki ok vísdómr gékklangt umfram vitru ok visendi allraspekimeistara - Stj. 56023; málróf ergefit mörgum en spekin fám SE. II, 282;of þá mælir sjalf speki fyrir SalomonemLeif. 111; allt görðir þú í speki guðsElucid. 1021.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᚽᚴᛁ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

s.: substantiv.

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