Spella

Old Norwegian Dictionary - spella

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "spella" in Norwegian.

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

spella: spella, v. (að) fordærve, beskadige, = spilla;þau (nl. vötnin) hafi jafnan verit í samastað á fjalli nökkuru ok svá spellaztStj. 29019; bréf heilt ok úspellat DN.VIII, 13812; sem þeirra (hennar) málværi úspellat dvs. som om deres (Ægte-fællernes) rette Forhold ikke var krænketved hendes Utugt, som om hun ikke havde gjort sig skyldig i nogen Utugt, Landsl.5, 56. (811); keisara dóttir er úspelluðaf mér Bær. 11049; spella veg sínn dvs.fordærve sit Levnet, Stj. 561; öll ver-öldin var spellat í guðs augliti Stj. 5536.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᚽᛚᛚᛆ
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:

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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