Spönn
Old Norwegian Dictionary - spönnMeaning of Old Norwegian word "spönn" (or spǫnn) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- spönn (spǫnn)
- II. spönn, f. Spand, saa stor Længde som der er mellem de yderste Spidser af denudstrakte Tommelfinger og Langfinger; var hón alheil ok svá mjó, at hónþurfti eigi meira um sik en alin okspönn Bp. II, 16833; spannar breiðrVatsd. 31 (5119); hann (nl. knífrinn) varspannar fram frá hepti Eb. 47 (9021);um síðir varð þat eigi fjarri hinnarminni spannar langt Bp. I, 3873.
Part of speech: f
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, spönn may be more accurately written as spǫnn.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᚯᚿᚿ
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:
- f.
- Feminin.
- nl.
- nemlig.
- p.
- Pagina, side.