Spýja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - spýja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "spýja" in Norwegian.

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

spýja: spýja, f 1) Opkastelse; þeir eru svá tilat jafna sem sú fœzla, er eigi er heitok eigi köld, gerandi þeim spýju, erhana etr Mar. 88516. 2) hvad nogen udsspyr; féll ok Ölvir, ok gaus ór hon-um spýja mikil Eg. 44 (8619), jvf 74(1802); vér fallum í hinar fornu syndirok hverfum aptr til hinna fyrru mis-verka sem hundr til spýju sínnar Barl.436, jvf Hom. 19919; hón tók þá atgeispa niðörkliga, hleypr þá ór hennispýja Fm. III, 1287 (Flat. I, 25937).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛦᛁᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

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