Spiälla

Old Swedish Dictionary - spiälla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "spiälla" (or spiælla) in Swedish.

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

spiälla (spiælla): 19 fördärva, förstöra. Jfr O. Thorell, Fem Moseböcker på sv. 148 f. the (ɔ caldei).. . dyrkadho for gudha eld oc wädher jordh oc vatn sool loc mana, oc annor elementa oc vildo ey skodha at hwart thera spiällas aff andro oc äru omskiptelik Prosadikter (Barl) 67. - Jfr ospiälladher.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Prosadikter: Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.