Speni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - speni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "speni" in Norwegian.

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

speni: speni, m. Patte; kýr hefir fjóra fœtr okfjóra spena Herv. 25716 (Fld. I, 484);þeir (nl. Ulveungerne) ýla þegar, er þeirmissa mjólkr ór þurrum spenum Alex.3127; sá hann, at þat (nl. svínit) vargyltr ok spenar á Fm. VI, 21617; þatskrimsl hefir haft á brjósti sér stóraspena svá sem kona Kgs. 3910; drekkaspena Vatsd. 44 (7125. 7210); hafa drukkitbáðir spena einn Gul. 2396; eptir spenameð vistum fœðast Heilag. I, 47217.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᚽᚿᛁ
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:

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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