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

References

• spölr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.