Spölr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - spölr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "spölr" (or spǫlr) in Norwegian.

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

spölr (spǫlr): spölr, m. (G. spalar, N. Pl. spelir, A. Pl.spölu) 1) Spile, tynd og flad Stang (jvf bringspölr, róspölr); om Spile iGrind: Þórr gékk á grindina ok fékkeigi upp lokit, en er þeir þreyttu atkomast í borgina, þá smugu þeir millispalanna ok kómu svá inn SE. I, 15022. 2) Stump, Stykke; jóladag hinn fyrstaskaltu upp hefja þessa sögu ok segjaaf spöl nökkurn Fm. VI, 35517.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᚯᛚᚱ
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:

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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