Spik

Old Norwegian Dictionary - spik

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "spik" in Norwegian.

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

spik
spik, n. Spæk, udenpaa Kjødet liggende Fedt, især paa Hval; hlasshvalr skalnú vera 6 átta fjórðunga vettir, halfthvárt spik ok rengi, ef þess kyns hvalrer Grág. 5171; sá skal festa (nl. hval-inn), er finnr, ok hafa finnanda spikFrost. 14, 108 (dvs. den Del af Spækket, der tilkommer Hvalens Finder); item tilsama triding Sudereyen all í Finmarkenmeð spik ok landvörðin Dn. VIII, 426(43727).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛁᚴ
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.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.

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