Spala

Old English Dictionary Entry

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words:

Definitions

m. A representative, substitute:--Gif hé untrum byþ, begyte him lahlícne spalan, L. Wil. ii. 2; Th. i. 489, 16. Cf. ge-spelia. spala

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"