Spiälka

Old Swedish Dictionary - spiälka

Meaning of Old Swedish word "spiälka" (or spiælka) in Swedish.

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

spiälka (spiælka): spjälka. " þa þe stoþo for guþum. castaþo þa þerra linda vm þerra hals. ok castaþo viþ iorþ ok brutu sundar i sma styke. ok öpto. lätin nu cuma sara läkiarana. ok binda saren ok spiälca guþana" Bu 501.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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