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spilli-dýr, n. noxious animal.
spilling, f. corruption.
spillir, m. spoiler; s. bauga, breaker of rings, liberal prince.
spinna (spinn; spann, spunnum; spunninn), v. to spin (Katla sat á palli ok spann garn).
spík (pl. spíkr), f. spill, splinter.
spíra, f. (1) spar; (2) tube.
spítali or spítall, m. (1) hospice (for travellers or pilgrims); (2) hospital.
spjald, n. tablet, square, = speld (lög rituð á spjald); hlaða spjöldum, to weave chequered linen.
spjall, n. saying, tale, esp. pl.; forn spjöll fira, old tales of men; úrughlýra jó frá ek spjalla, with wet cheeks I asked the steed for news; móðug spjöll, lamentations.
spjall, n. (1) damage (taka s. af e-u); (2) flaw (spjöll á máli).
spjalla (að), to spoil (spjölluð mál).
spjalli, m. friend (Hrungnis s.).
spjót, n. spear, lance, both for throwing and thrusting (skjóta, leggja spjóti).
spjótaðr, pp. furnished with spears.
spjóta-lög, n. pl. spear-thrusts.
spjót-krókr, m. a hook on a spear;
-lag, n. spear-thrust;
-lauss, a. without a spear;
-leggr, m. spear-shaft.
spjòts-brot, n. a broken spear;
-falr, m. the socket of a spear-head;
-hali, m. the end of a spear-shaft.
spjót-skapt, -skepti, n. shaft of a spear (þriggja spjótskapta hár).
spjóts-oddr, m. a spear's point or head (stanga e-m -oddinum).
spjót-sprika, f. spear-head (?).
spjóts-skot, n. a shot made with a spear (eigi tók konung -skotit).
spjörr (pl. spjarrar), f. swathing-band, leg-band.
spor, n. track, footprint (þeir rekja s. sem hundar); ganga (stíga) í s. e-m, to walk in one's footsteps, follow one's example (víst hefir þú vel fram gengit, en þó hefir þú eigi gengit mér í s.); ekki spor, not a step.
spora (að), v. to tread on.
sporð-dreki, m. the Scorpion.
sporðr (-s, -ar), m. tail of a fish, serpent, &c. (s. sem á fiski); standa e-m á sporði, to be a match for, be one's superior (vitr maðr ertu, Eyólfr, svá at fáir munu standa á sporði þér); s. skjaldar, the lower pointed end of a shield (þreif B. sporð skjaldarins hinni hendinni ok rak í höfuð Þórði).
spor-ganga, f. backing, assistance (veita e-m fylgd ok -göngu).
sporgöngu-maðr, m. follower.
spor-hundr, m. slot-hound, bloodhound (váru leystir -hundar).
spori, m. spur; keyra (ljósta, slá) hest sporum, to put spurs to a horse.
sporna (að), v. to spurn, tread on (s. völl, moldveg); s. við e-u, to withstand, resist (eigi má við sköpunum s.); without the dat., hann vildi taka af mér hringinn, en ek spornaði við, struggled against that.
spor-rakki, m. = -hundr; -rækt, a. n., hafði fallit lítil snæfölva svá at -rækt var, so that it was possible to trace the footprints.
spott, n. mockery, scoff (þú ferr með s. ok háð); gøra (draga) s. at e-u, hafa e-t at spotti, to scoff at, turn into ridicule.
spotta (að), v. to mock, make sport of (eigi þarf at s. þetta svá mjök); s. at e-u, to jeer about a thing; s. e-t af e-m, to cheat one of a thing.
spottan, f. mocking, jeering.
spotti, m. bit, small piece.
spottr, m. mockery = spott (verð úti ok drag øngan spott at oss). spott-samligr, -samr, a. mocking, given to jibes (-samr ok údœll).
spói, m. curlew (bird).
spónn, m. = spánn.
spraðk, n. sprawling.
spraðka (að), to sprawl.
spraka (að), v. to crackle.
spraki, m. rumour, flying report.
sprakki, m. poet. woman.
sprengja (-da, -dr), v. to make burst (H. kvezt eigi mundu s. sik á grauti); s. hest, to break the wind of a horse.
sprengr, m. bursting; honum hélt við spreng, he was near bursting from exhaustion; vinna til sprengs, to work oneself to death.
spretta (sprett; spratt, spruttum; sprottinn), v. (1) to spring up, issue forth (þar sprettr einn mikill brunnr);

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