Spiäl

Old Swedish Dictionary - spiäl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "spiäl" (or spiæl) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

spiäl Old Swedish word can mean:

spiäl (spiæl): 2) kränkning. " thu vtwalda. .. hälagh jomfru, ey vitandis nakot spiel ällir smitto j thinom reenlek" SvB 369 (b. av 1500-t.). - Jfr fränd-, frändsämio-, gudhsivia-, iungfru-, sifskaps-, ätsku-spiäl.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so spiäl may have also been written as spiæl

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛁᛅᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.