Spís

Old Norwegian Dictionary - spís

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "spís" in Norwegian.

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

spís
spíz eller spís, n. (ital. spezie, fr. epices,t. spitz, sv. spetsar; jvf DGr. III, 461;Reinhart der Fuchs LXXIX fg) 1) Spe-cerier, Krydderier; hverr - leggi til -tunnu víns ok annan kost ok spiidzsem því svarar Dn. VII, 985 (Kalfsk.8819); spíz, vax, kanifas, reykelsi Rb.49a22. 2) velsmagende Mad; hón hafðisér í hendi buðk fullan með hinumbeztum spízum ok gaf þar af brœðr- unum at eta Mar. 8834; skulu vér þvíkringja um sjó ok jörð, leitandi, ef vérmegum nökkur fá at kaupa spíz okkrásir þér til munns Mar. 88316; móðirmiskunnar gaf eitt spíz í hans munn órsínum buðk Mar. 8847. 3) ? smyrsla-gerðarmenn tempra smyrsl af spízumok öxum ok svá af flúrum trés þessa(nl. nardus), ok eru af spízunum dýrstsmyrslin Heilag. I, 52517 fg (Spec. hist. IX, c. 92-111; Leg. aurea 417. 444-447).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛁᛋ
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:

c.
Capitel.
eg.
egentlig.
fr.
fransk.
ital.
italiensk.
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.
v.
Verbum.

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