Spjótalög

Old Norwegian Dictionary - spjótalög

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "spjótalög" (or spjótalǫg) in Norwegian.

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

spjótalög (spjótalǫg): spjótalög, n. pl. Spydstik, Lansestød; veittuþeir honum þegar atgöngu ok mestmeð spjótalögum Eb. 37 (6723); gerðustbrátt mörg tíðindi ok stór á skamristundu í höggum ok spjótalögum meðgrimligri grjótflaug Vatsd. 9 (1716);mátti engu koma þangat nema skotumok spjótalögum Flat. II, 30933.

Part of speech: n pl

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, spjótalög may be more accurately written as spjótalǫg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛁᚮᛏᛆᛚᚯᚵ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

n.: Neutrum.

pl.: Pluralis.

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