spǫlr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spaluz.

Noun

spǫlr m (genitive spalar, plural spelir, accusative spǫlu)

  1. rail, bar
    smugu þeir milli spalanna
    they crept between the bars
  2. bit, short piece
    hefja upp sǫgu ok segja af spǫl nǫkkurn

Declension

Declension of spǫlr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spǫlr spǫlrinn spelir spelirnir
accusative spǫl spǫlinn spǫlu spǫluna
dative speli spelinum spǫlum spǫlunum
genitive spalar spalarins spala spalanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “spölr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 401; also available at the Internet Archive
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